In the biggest crisis in Hong Kong since the handover to China in 1997, speculation about a resignation of government head of Lam. As the “Financial Times” reported, is considering the Chinese leadership in the long term a replacement of the controversial politician.
their controversial plans for the extradition of Suspects to China, which had triggered the months of sustained demonstrations, have been on Wednesday after the summer break in the Parliament also formally withdrawn.
About the future of the unpopular head of government is speculated to be longer. If China’s state and party chief Xi Jinping for a change would decide, it could be a successor to March, and the remainder of the term until 2022, assume, wrote the “Financial Times”.
The situation had to stabilize before you start. Beijing did not give the impression to bend to the violence on the streets, cited the “Financial Times” persons who have been informed of the plans.
The government in Beijing is denied as expected: “The political rumors out of base motives,” said aussenamt spokeswoman Hua Chunying. The Central government was fully behind the Lam, and their efforts to finish as quickly as possible, to the unrest and restore order.
Possible successor are traded in Hong Kong, I’m Norman Chan, once a chief of the currency, Supervisory, or Henry Tang, formerly chief Executive and the Minister of Finance.
Suspected killer free
in The case of a suspected murderer to have killed his girlfriend in 2018 during the holidays to Taiwan, and had it all. Since there is no extradition agreement between the two sides, he could not be extradited from Hong Kong.
Because of another crime he went to prison, but was released on Wednesday after the expiry of his prison time. He does not want to now the authorities in Taiwan, but it is also so easy: A tug-of-war has broken out between China’s special administrative region and the democratic island of Taiwan, which Beijing, as a part of the people’s Republic.
the First Taiwan wanted the man in Hong Kong will be brought to justice, but the justice sees itself not responsible. Now the 20-Year-old voluntarily to Taiwan to travel want to meet, but he lacks a permit from Chinese Taipei. Taiwan wanted to rather send the police to pick him up, what Hong Kong status reasons, but don’t want to allow, because China recognizes the sovereignty of Taiwan.
With regard to the legal vacuum in the case of Hong Kong’s head of government in the spring, had put forward the law on Extradition. It would, however, only allows deliveries to Taiwan, but also to China.
protests
The plans were met with immediate resistance. Because while the freedom of Taiwan has an independent judiciary, the courts and prosecutors in the people’s Republic under the leadership of the Communist party and also serve the purpose of political persecution. Critics also warn against ill-treatment.
Out of fear of the long Arm of China when the protests started. Also, the withdrawal of the bill could not calm down the situation. The protesters have expanded their demands since then.
you are now asking in addition to an independent investigation of police brutality at the protests, impunity for the more than 2000 detainees, and free elections. The protests, which often end in riots, to take 20 weekends in a row.
Since the handover to China in 1997, the former British crown colony, according to the principle of “one country, two systems” as a special administrative region of the autonomously governed. The seven million Hong Kong under China’s sovereignty, enjoy, but, unlike the people of the Communist people’s Republic of – more rights, such as freedom of expression and freedom of Assembly, to which they now fear. (roy/SDA)
Created: 23.10.2019, 02:24 PM
