Others see a further chapter opening in Hong Kong’s struggle for freedom and democracy, as new attacks emerge on promises of political autonomy guaranteed in the 1986 Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. In early April, the Hong Kong government proposed to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance and the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance to allow extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China. Last fall, the Hong Kong government banned the pro-independence Hong Kong National Party. Many in Hong Kong criticized this move as contradicting the Basic Law promise that Hong Kong would run its own internal affairs. Hong Kong’s struggle for autonomy will likely continueBeijing and Hong Kong officials may have hoped to deter further activism with the above measures.

Source: Washington Post May 02, 2019 11:00 UTC