Hong Kong protest leaders urge turnout for march, despite risk of arrest
- by Jerome Frank
- in World News
- — Oct 20, 2019
The case of a young Hong Kong man, Chan Tong-kai, accused of murdering his girlfriend in Taiwan a year ago before fleeing back to Hong Kong, was held up originally as an example of why an extradition Bill was needed.
Friday's lighthearted protest came as pro-democracy organisers said they planned to stage a major march on Sunday despite police determining it illegal. He was not sent back to face charges because there's no extradition agreement.
The unrest was sparked by a now withdrawn bill which would have allowed extradition to mainland China for trial in Communist Party-controlled courts.
Now the man who set off this tumultuous chain of events has indicated he is willing to go to Taiwan for prosecution.
He is due for release next week.
He will spend some time with his family after being freed and then travel to Taiwan, although the report said Chan's plans would depend on how Taiwanese authorities handle his case.
Chan, who is now serving a prison sentence for money laundering in a Hong Kong jail, "requested the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government to assist him in making the relevant arrangement", according to the statement.
Taiwan maintains the death penalty for murder, but Koon said Chan was unlikely to get that if he voluntarily surrendered.
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Pro-democracy candidates will stand in nearly all 452 seats in Hong Kong's upcoming local elections, encouraged by the protests, with the outcome of the November poll a barometer of support for the city's government.
Pro-democracy protesters late on Friday donned cartoon character masks and mocked China's leaders while forming human chains in defiance of a ban on face coverings at public assemblies.
"If we don't march now, we may not have the chance in the future", she told AFP. Tomorrow's march will test the strength of the pro-democracy campaign which has in the past rallied millions to take to the streets.
People march while holding up pictures of 15-year-old student Chan Yin-lam to protest against what they say is the abuse of pro-democracy protesters by Hong Kong police, in Central district, Hong Kong, China on October 18, 2019.
"We don't think that because police haven't given their approval we shouldn't demonstrate", Figo Chan, vice-convener of the Civil Human Rights Front, told reporters.
What followed were months of violent protests ravaging the financial hub.
Hardcore protesters have embraced vandalism and throwing petrol bombs, while riot police respond with volleys of tear gas, rubber bullets and, more recently, live rounds.
