Proposal to include China in Hong Kong extradition law sparks debate

The Hong Kong government has proposed broadening the city’s extradition law, tabling an amendment that would allow fugitive transfers in the future to include Taiwan, Macau, as well as the Chinese mainland. As the bill was handed to the city’s Legislative Council for consideration, some lawmakers raised concerns about whether fair trials could be assured on the mainland, and if political fugitives could be transferred under extradition requests citing fabricated information. The Hong Kong…