[20191023]IF11248_香港拟议的引渡法修正案.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated October 23, 2019Hong Kongs Proposed Extradition Law AmendmentsTwo proposed changes to Hong Kongs extradition law have sparked over two months of massive demonstrations across the city. If they had been adopted, the changes could make anyoneincluding U.S. citizensresiding in, visiting, or transiting the Hong Kong Special Administrative District (HKSAR) vulnerable to investigation by or extradition to mainland China, raising concerns about possible political prosecutions. On April 3, 2019, Hong Kongs Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor submitted to the citys Legislative Council (Legco) proposed amendments to the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance (FOO) that would permitfor the first timeextradition of alleged criminals from Hong Kong to mainland China, the Macau Special Administrative Region (Macau), and Taiwan. In addition, the legislation seeks to amend its Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Ordinance (MLAO) to include mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan. Legco was scheduled to take up the proposed amendments on June 12, but large-scale demonstrations on June 9 and 12 led Chief Executive Lam to announce on June 15 the suspension of co