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Hong Kong Delegation Urges Canada to Fight China Extradition Amendment

A potentially devastating threat to the more than 300,000 Canadians in Hong Kong could become reality unless proposed extradition to China legislation is defeated.
Hong Kong Delegation Urges Canada to Fight China Extradition Amendment
A protester holds a placard during a rally against the extradition law outside the Legislative Council building in Hong Kong, China, on May 4, 2019. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
Rahul Vaidyanath
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OTTAWA—A potential threat to the more than 300,000 Canadians in Hong Kong could become reality unless proposed extradition legislation is defeated. Time is short and a delegation led by Hong Kong’s “father of democracy” Martin Lee is visiting Canada and the United States to try to stop another of Beijing’s attempts to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy.
At an event hosted by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute think tank on May 7, Lee said China has broken its promises to Hong Kong, whose chief executive Carrie Lam is also effectively shutting down the democracy movement. Lee, a lawyer and founder of the Hong Kong Democratic Party, helped draft Hong Kong’s Basic Law—a mini-constitution.
Rahul Vaidyanath
Rahul Vaidyanath
Journalist
Rahul Vaidyanath is a journalist with The Epoch Times in Ottawa. His areas of expertise include the economy, financial markets, China, and national defence and security. He has worked for the Bank of Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., and investment banks in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles.
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