The Hong Kong government has agreed to exempt nine white-collar crimes, including unlawful use of computers, from its proposed extradition arrangement with jurisdictions including mainland China. Photo: Reuters
Letters | When businesses talk, Hong Kong listens: what climbdown on extradition bill says about most favoured sector
- Certain economic crimes have been excluded from the government’s proposed law on fugitive transfers to jurisdictions including mainland China
- This helps to reinforce the belief that businesses represent a privileged group in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong extradition bill
The Hong Kong government has agreed to exempt nine white-collar crimes, including unlawful use of computers, from its proposed extradition arrangement with jurisdictions including mainland China. Photo: Reuters