Editing Extradition (section)

=== 2019 Hong Kong extradition law protests ===
{{Main|2019–2020 Hong Kong protests}}
A proposed Hong Kong extradition law tabled in April 2019 led to one of the [[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests|biggest protests in the city's history]], with 1 million demonstrators joining the protests on 9 June 2019.<ref name="cbsnews.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hong-kong-protest-against-china-extradition-bill-draws-1-million-people-to-stage-mass-demonstration/|title=Hong Kong protests against Chinese extradition bill draw 1 million demonstrators|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=10 June 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=15 June 2019}}{{disputed inline|Disputed number of Hong Kong demonstrators|date=July 2023}}</ref> They took place three days before the Hong Kong government planned to bypass the [[Legislative committee|committee process]] and bring the contentious bill straight to the full legislature to hasten its approval.<ref name="cbsnews.com" />

The bill, which would ease extradition to [[Mainland China]], includes 37 types of crimes. While the Beijing-friendly ruling party maintains that the proposal contains protections of the [[Double criminality|dual criminality requirement]] and human rights, its opponents allege that after people are surrendered to the mainland, it could charge them with some other crime and [[Capital punishment in China|impose the death penalty]] (which has been [[Capital punishment in Hong Kong|abolished]] in Hong Kong) for that other crime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2019/03/26/hong-kong-scraps-9-types-commercial-crimes-china-extradition-plan-amid-pressure-business-sector/|title=Hong Kong scraps 9 types of commercial crimes from China extradition plan amid pressure from business sector|last=Cheng|first=Kris|date=26 March 2019|website=Hong Kong Free Press HKFP|language=en-GB|access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref> There are also concerns about the retroactive effect of the new law.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://harbourtimes.com/2019/04/23/hk-effort-to-ease-extradition-law-concerns-fall-short-many-rendition-routes-to-china-remain/|title=HK effort to ease extradition law concerns fall short; many rendition routes to China remain|last=Mak|first=Elise|date=23 April 2019|website=Harbour Times|language=en|access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref>

The government's proposal was amended to remove some categories after complaints from the business sector, such as "the unlawful use of computers".<ref name=":0" />

Experts have noted that the legal systems of mainland China and Hong Kong follow 'different protocols' with regard to the important conditions of ''double criminality'' and [[non-refoulement]], as well as on the matter of executive vs. judicial oversight on any extradition request.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/expertcomment/the_proposed_hong|title=University of Warwick (UK): The proposed Hong Kong-China extradition bill – expert comment|website=warwick.ac.uk|access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref>