If passed, they could violate several provisions of the U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act, through which the U.S. treats Hong Kong as distinct from China for the purposes of U.S. domestic law, said a group that advises Congress.
HONG KONG—American national security and economic interests in Hong Kong face serious risks from proposed changes to the semiautonomous Chinese city’s extradition laws, a U.S. commission said.
A legal arrangement proposed by Hong Kong’s government would allow criminal suspects to be handed over to China and other jurisdictions the city doesn’t have extradition agreements with. If it becomes law, it would diminish Hong Kong’s reputation as a safe place for U.S. businesses to operate, according to a report Tuesday from the U.S.-China...
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