Led by Hong Kong’s pro-democracy veteran Martin Lee, a team of five delegates is hoping to convince the Canadian government to speak out and draw attention to the pending amendments, which have raised concerns throughout the international community
A Hong Kong delegation of pro-democracy politicians and activists is heading to Ottawa to urge the Canadian government to oppose the territory’s extradition amendments, which would allow people to be sent to China for trial.
The extradition proposal, announced in February and expected to be enacted later this year, would grant Hong Kong’s chief executive the right to order suspects extradited to jurisdictions not covered by existing arrangements, including mainland China, on a case-by-case basis. Gloria Fung, who is the co-ordinator of the Hong Kong delegation’s trip, said the team is going to have meetings with Canadian government officials and leaders of various federal parties, but would not disclose who exactly they will meet with, citing concern over “unnecessary inference.”
The proposal has triggered anxiety among Canadians who have ties with Hong Kong and are worried they could face arbitrary arrest if they are physically in the territory.
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