HONG KONG— The European Union Office in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong issued a formal diplomatic “demarche” protest note to Hong Kong’s leader on May 24 over a proposed extradition law that could see individuals sent back to mainland China for trial.
The proposed legislation has stoked mass protests in the former British colony, which was promised a high degree of autonomy, including an independent judiciary, under a “one country, two systems” formula when it returned to China in 1997.
