UK Opposition Questions Government’s Plan to Resume Extradition Arrangement With Hong Kong

MPs said renewed extraditions could bring risks to Hong Kongers and others sanctioned by the Chinese regime.

Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, speaks during a debate on the Procurement Bill in Parliament, Westminster, London, on Jan. 9, 2023. Screenshot via The Epoch Times

The UK government is facing pressure from lawmakers to abandon its plan to resume the extradition arrangement with Hong Kong over concerns that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could exploit the system to target dissidents.

Under the UK’s Extradition Act 2003, Hong Kong is designated as a category-2 territory, meaning the home secretary must issue a certificate upon receiving a valid request for extradition.