ET: Hong Kong protesters say proposed amendments that would allow extraditions to China threaten rule of law.
More than 130,000 people flooded the streets of Hong Kong on April 28 to oppose proposed amendments to the city’s extradition laws that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China—far greater than the expected turnout of 12,000.
Police gave a much more conservative estimate, saying that at the parade’s peak, 22,800 people attended. But The Epoch Times’ Hong Kong reporters saw the crowd continually growing as the parade made its way through the city.
Currently, Hong Kong has signed individual extradition agreements with 20 countries, including the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
The newly proposed extradition laws, first announced in February, would allow criminal suspects from any region—including mainland China—to seek extradition without Hong Kong’s unicameral legislature, the Legislative Council, signing off on the requests. The city’s head of government, the chief executive, would be able to approve the extradition requests directly.
Hong Kong residents, business groups, and international rights groups have expressed concern that, given the Chinese regime’s disregard for rule of law, the changes could allow Beijing to charge and extradite its critics with impunity.
This weekend’s parade follows a March 31 protest that drew about 12,000.
Parade organizer Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), a Hong Kong pro-democracy group, vowed to organize more activities until the government shelves the proposals. more
When “grassroots” protests are organized by an alphabet group I grow suspicious..
“Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act.” Geo. Orwell
You drop your pants around your ankles. Put a five gallon bucket of lube on the floor. Invite two hundred (well a hundred and ninety three) hobos in. Bend over the table. Smile, wave, and take selfies, as twenty take their turn. And then squawk when number twenty-one lines up. Not because he’s number twenty-one. But because he’s a hobo! He should wait “over there” (after you invited him in, first). And live stream your performance. So number twenty-two can be next in line. Yeah, baby. The world should give a “fart” about your cries of “Twenty-one bad!”. Maybe you can knit a fancy hat.
I can remember reading that some people actually believed Hong Kong would lead the way in bringing capitalism and democracy to Red China after the British gave up this former colony. How’s that theory working out?
They are being humored by the master. China is communist and communist is China. You may be allowed to say a thing or another regarding the master but if there is a suggestion that your commentary might be a threat to the master you will pay the price the master sets for that commentary.
Can this happen in America? Yes, if we allow the government to disarm us for any reason or none. The only thing keeping government even slightly at bay at this point is the public’s widespread possession of firearms.