HK businesses pledge closures as extradition anger buildshome/News/World/HK businesses pledge closures as extradition anger buildsHONG KONG: Scores of Hong Kong businesses have vowed to shut down for a day as anger builds over the government’s push to allow extraditions to China, with opponents on Tuesday announcing plans for fresh protests and strikes. Many are fearful the proposed law will tangle people up in the mainland’s opaque courts and hammer Hong Kong’s reputation as an international business hub. Businesses shutteringAhead of Wednesday’s debate, business owners took to social media using a hashtag that translates as “#612strike” — the date of the proposed action — to announce solidarity closures. “Hong Kong was built by our various generations with hard work,” wrote Meet Yoga studio on its Instagram account. The proposed law would allow extraditions to any jurisdiction with which it does not already have a treaty — including mainland China.

Source: Manila Times June 11, 2019 16:07 UTC