Pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai (centre, right) talks to pro-Beijing lawmaker Abraham Razack at a meeting last Saturday that descended into chaos at the Legislative Council. Photo: AP
Opinion
Opinion
Hong Kong’s new extradition law will pass but the fight for the city’s autonomy is not lost
- It’s only a matter of time before the amendment bill overcomes all opposition to become law. Despite the setback, the pan-democrats should ride on the expected voter backlash to wrest veto power from pro-Beijing lawmakers in the next elections
Pro-democracy lawmaker Wu Chi-wai (centre, right) talks to pro-Beijing lawmaker Abraham Razack at a meeting last Saturday that descended into chaos at the Legislative Council. Photo: AP
An estimated 130,000 protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on April 28 to oppose a legislative amendment that would allow the transfer of fugitives to the mainland. Photo: James Wendlinger
Opinion
Opinion
How Dongguan’s sex trade plays into Hongkongers’ fears about an extradition deal with mainland China
- Hongkongers fear that there are many pretexts on which they could be extradited to the mainland – having patronised Dongguan’s sex trade may just be one
- The government created the crisis by introducing the ill-advised bill, now it must solve it
An estimated 130,000 protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong on April 28 to oppose a legislative amendment that would allow the transfer of fugitives to the mainland. Photo: James Wendlinger