2019–20 Hong Kong protests

Hundreds of thousands of people protesting
in white on 9 June (left); and in black 16 June (right).

The 2019-20 Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests were caused by the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 proposed by the Government of Hong Kong. Many protests were held in Hong Kong and other cities around the world, protesting against the bill,

People worried that the bill would cause the city to open itself up to the reach of mainland Chinese law and that people from Hong Kong could become subject to a different legal system.

Various protests have been launched in Hong Kong by the general public and legal communities. Among these, the 9 June protest organised by the Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), had 1.03 million people protest on the streets.[1] Protests in other places were also launched by overseas Hongkongers and locals.

Despite the widespread demonstrations, the government initially insisted on the bill's passage, saying that the bill was urgent and that the legal loophole should be fixed.[2] On 15 June 2019, Carrie Lam announced the suspension of the bill. On 4 September, Lam promised that the bill would be withdrawn when the Legislative Council started again in October. The government formally withdrew the bill on 23 October.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Kleefeld, Eric (9 June 2019). "Hundreds of thousands attend protest in Hong Kong over extradition bill". Vox. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "New extradition laws still urgent, says Carrie Lam". RTHK. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong extradition bill officially killed, but more unrest likely". Reuters. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-08-19.