Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said the Bill will be sent to the legislature on Wednesday for debate. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, centre, listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong (AP)The legislature’s president, Andrew Leung, has scheduled a vote to take place on June 20. Hong Kong Bar Association chair Philip Dykes said a lack of faith in Beijing remains a crucial issue. Supporters have pointed to the case of Chan Tong-kai, a Hong Kong man who admitted to Hong Kong police that he killed his girlfriend during a trip to Taiwan. Protesters leave notes in front of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in San Francisco (AP)Because Hong Kong and Taiwan do not have an extradition agreement, he has not been sent to Taiwan to face charges there, though he has been jailed in Hong Kong on money laundering charges.

Source: Irish Independent June 11, 2019 10:06 UTC