Pro-Democracy Protests In Hong Kong

Pro-democracy Protests in

 Hong Kong.

In 2019, Hong Kong experienced one of the largest protests
where hundreds and thousands of citizens participated in it.
The protests were so huge in number and impacting the
country, it was characterized as ‘Worst Crisis in Hong kong’
since 1997 by central people’s government.
Now what happened which led to the Protests?
This Protests was the reaction of proposal of Fugitive
offenders and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
legislation (amendment) Bill 2019.

Why was the bill proposed?
The bill was proposed by the Hong Kong government in
February 2019, acknowledging the 2018 murder of,
Poon Hiu-wing by her boyfriend Chan Tong Kai in Taiwan.
The couple were on a vacation in February 2018 in Taiwan, the
CCTV footage of the camera showed the couple returning to
the hotel with a suitcase. The next day, Chan checked out with
his luggage, there was no sign of Ms Poon. It was the missing
case filed by Ms Poon's Father, her body was found in Bushes of
Taiwan.

Extradition of wanted criminal fugitives to territories with
which Hong Kong does not have currently any extradition
agreement including mainland China and Taiwan, would be
allowed by this law
Fearing the region autonomy and jurisdiction of China been
implied to Hong Kong, infringing the freedom of speech and
privacy laws, mass protest broke out
• Five key demands by the protestors
1) Withdrawal of the bill
2) Investigation into police brutality and misconduct
3) Releasing all arrested protestors
4) Retracting characterization of protests as rights
5) Carrie Lam, chief executive's resignation along with
election of legislative council and for chief executive by
Universal Suffrage.
Demonstrations were held on 9th June aiming for withdrawal of
the bill. In order to stop the second reading protests marched
and protestors gathering around Legislative council.
Retaliating to which there was mass violence between the
police and protestors, using tear gases and rubber bullets.
Even after suspension of the bill, on June 16 protests were still
going on Aiming for complete withdraw of the bill.
Lam's refusal for withdrawing the bill, and even after 14
September withdrawal denied to complete the other four
demands, invoking emergency ordinance on 4th October and

implementing anti-mask law, created more fuss and police
brutality continued.
Altogether there have been 2 deaths, Injuries crossing over
2,600 plus cases and over 7,165 Protestors were arrested. The
bill was withdrawn on 23 October 2019.

Reference
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50148577
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-49317695
https://www.scmp.com/topics/hong-kong-protests
https://mobile.reuters.com/subjects/hong-kong-protests