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- Hong Kong has plunged into a fresh political crisis after thousands of people took to the streets to protest against a proposed extradition bill.
- The extradition bill could allow China to target political opponents who are in Hong Kong.The Bill would allow suspected criminals to be sent to mainland China to face trial.
- The changes will also allow for requests to Hong Kong that they hand over people accused of crimes in Taiwan and Macau too to China.
- Supporters of the law have said Hong Kong courts will have the final say over whether or not to grant such requests and suspects accused of political and religious crimes will not be sent to mainland China for a trial.
- But critics say people in Hong Kong would face unfair trial and violent treatment under what they say is China’s unfair court system and it would lead to the city losing more of its independence.
- Hong Kong is a region in southeast Asia smaller than the area of Greater London.It was run by the UK until 1997 when control of the city was handed over to China under special agreement,
- The special agreement called as one country,two systems means that Hong Kong still has a number of differences to the rest of China.The city has its own laws,its own courts and its residents enjoy certain freedoms unavailable to people who live in mainland China.




