The rally, organized by Hong Kong students and alumni of Taiwanese universities, drew about 500 protesters to the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office, including former Causeway Bay Books manager Lam Wing-kei (林榮基), who fled to Taiwan in April for fear of being extradited to China, event organizers said. The rally, which coincided with a demonstration in Hong Kong that drew tens of thousands of people to the streets, was part of a global campaign to oppose the bill, said Ho Wing-tung (何泳彤), a Hong Kong student from Chinese Culture University who planned the event in Taipei. “We cannot be in Hong Kong today, but we hope to at least do something by holding this event,” she said. People who visit Hong Kong for business or connecting flights could be arrested and tried in China under the law, he said. Some young people in Hong Kong have already been arrested for opposing the government, he said.

Source: Taipei Times June 09, 2019 15:56 UTC