Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019
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The Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 was a controversial Hong Kong government proposal to allow extraditions to mainland China and other jurisdictions, widely criticized for undermining the city's legal autonomy and civil liberties.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Hong Kong bill
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extradition bill ⓘ proposed legislation ⓘ |
| amends |
Fugitive Offenders Ordinance
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Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Hong Kong Bar Association
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Hong Kong pro-democracy camp NERFINISHED ⓘ business groups in Hong Kong and overseas ⓘ foreign governments ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
exposing residents and visitors in Hong Kong to the mainland Chinese legal system
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lack of adequate human rights safeguards in extradition procedures ⓘ threatening civil liberties in Hong Kong ⓘ undermining Hong Kong’s legal autonomy ⓘ |
| introducedBy | John Lee Ka-chiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedDate | 2019-03-29 ⓘ |
| introducedInBody | Legislative Council of Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyFeature |
allowing extradition to jurisdictions without prior long-term agreements with Hong Kong
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lowering some safeguards and procedural requirements for surrender of fugitives ⓘ removal of existing exclusion of mainland China from Hong Kong’s extradition arrangements ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
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extradition law ⓘ mutual legal assistance in criminal matters ⓘ |
| officialName | Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBecause |
concerns about erosion of judicial independence in Hong Kong
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fear of politically motivated prosecutions in mainland China ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
One Country, Two Systems framework in Hong Kong
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concerns over increasing influence of the central government of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Security Bureau of Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to allow case-based surrender of fugitive offenders to jurisdictions with which Hong Kong had no long-term extradition agreements
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to enable transfer of criminal suspects to mainland China, Macau and Taiwan ⓘ |
| relatedTo | 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
extradition arrangements on a case-by-case basis
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mutual legal assistance in criminal matters ⓘ |
| shortName |
Hong Kong extradition bill 2019
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extradition bill ⓘ |
| sparked |
mass protests in Hong Kong in 2019
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the anti-extradition bill movement in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| status | withdrawn ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Hong Kong government
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pro-Beijing camp in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
2018 murder case of Poon Hiu-wing in Taiwan
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inability to extradite murder suspect Chan Tong-kai to Taiwan under existing law ⓘ |
| withdrawnBy | Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| withdrawnDate | 2019-10-23 ⓘ |
| year | 2019 ⓘ |
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Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019
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