Hong Kong murder suspect who sparked extradition bill crisis reveals plan to hand himself to Taiwan authorities this month
- Chan Tong-kai tells media in recorded message he is asking lawyers to arrange an October return to Taiwan, with authorities there ‘ready’ for the surrender
- But spokeswoman for mother of victim demands he meet press in person, saying lack of concrete details amounts to ‘delay upon delay’
Chan Tong-kai said on Friday he was instructing lawyers to arrange his return to the self-ruled island. He is wanted in Taiwan for the February 2018 killing in Taipei of his pregnant girlfriend, Poon Hiu-wing.
Chan, then 20, came back to Hong Kong after her death, and was jailed for related money-laundering offences.
He could not be returned to face murder charges because of the lack of an extradition deal between the two jurisdictions, and has been living in a police safe house since his release from jail on October 23 last year.
A spokesman for Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council on Friday said that authorities on the self-ruled island had established a special “single window” mechanism to liaise with Hong Kong police and facilitate the process.
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Taiwanese authorities were ready, and Chan’s surrender would be handled in accordance with the law, according to the spokesman.