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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
//The New Zealand Government has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light of China’s decision to pass a national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says.
//“China’s passage of its new national security legislation has eroded rule-of-law principles, undermined the ‘one country, two systems’ framework that underpins Hong Kong’s unique status, and gone against commitments China made to the international community,”
//“New Zealand can no longer trust that Hong Kong’s criminal justice system is sufficiently independent from China.
//“Firstly, we are changing how we treat the export of sensitive goods to Hong Kong.
// Secondly, we have updated our travel advice to alert New Zealanders to the risks presented by the National Security Law.”
//“New Zealand remains deeply concerned at the imposition of this legislation, and we will continue to monitor the situation in Hong Kong as the law is applied.
Full article: 28-Jul
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-suspends-extradition-treaty-hong-kong?s=09
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New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
//The New Zealand Government has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light of China’s decision to pass a national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says.
//“China’s passage of its new national security legislation has eroded rule-of-law principles, undermined the ‘one country, two systems’ framework that underpins Hong Kong’s unique status, and gone against commitments China made to the international community,”
//“New Zealand can no longer trust that Hong Kong’s criminal justice system is sufficiently independent from China.
//“Firstly, we are changing how we treat the export of sensitive goods to Hong Kong.
// Secondly, we have updated our travel advice to alert New Zealanders to the risks presented by the National Security Law.”
//“New Zealand remains deeply concerned at the imposition of this legislation, and we will continue to monitor the situation in Hong Kong as the law is applied.
Full article: 28-Jul
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-suspends-extradition-treaty-hong-kong?s=09
#NewZealand #HongKong #China #ExtraditionTreaty
#NationalSecurityLaw
The Beehive
New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
The New Zealand Government has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and made a number of other changes in light of China’s decision to pass a national security law for Hong Kong, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says.