The Hong Kong government on Friday proposed an amendment to allow the extradition of fugitives to jurisdictions including mainland China and Taiwan. The proposal comes in the wake of a murder case in Taiwan in which the prime suspect could not be extradited from Hong Kong to face murder charges.
Secretary for Security John Lee said in the legislature that the Taiwan murder case highlights the need to plug a loophole in existing extradition laws.
Concerns were raised by lawmakers in the pro-democracy camp over the blanket arrangement, pointing out that it could facilitate China's political persecution in the territory by giving Beijing the power to seek the transfer of wanted individuals.