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More than 20 weeks of protests began in Hong Kong calling for the withdrawal of criminal extradition legislation. The girlfriend killer who triggered the extradition law was recently released from Hong Kong prison, and the government of Hong Kong and Taiwan over whether or not to send the killer to Taiwan, where he or she would lead the offender. Is crashing.

Beijing correspondent Chung Sung-yeop reports.

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Last year, 20-year-old Chan Tong Kai, who murdered his pregnant girlfriend in Taiwan and escaped to Hong Kong, finished 18 months in jail.

Since Hong Kong adopts secularism that does not punish crimes committed elsewhere, Chantong Kai has only served on charges of stealing his girlfriend's money.

Shortly after his release, Chantong Kai apologized to the victim's family and Hong Kong citizens.

He also said he wants to pay the price for murder charges.

[Chantongkai / Killer: I will be tried and punished in Taiwan for my mistake.]

The Hong Kong government's pursuit of the extradition law was apparent on the ground that it would lead Chantong Kai to Taiwan for punishment for murder.

But large-scale protests sparked protests against Hong Kong opposition parties that the repatriation law could be used to repatriate dissidents back to mainland China.

The Hong Kong government has asked the Taiwanese government to take over the boot, based on Chan Tong Kai's intention to surrender.

Initially suspicious of the Hong Kong government's political intentions, the Taiwan government changed its stance and sent police officers to take Chantong Kai directly.

This time, Hong Kong's government refused to accept that Taiwanese police officers do not respect Hong Kong's jurisdiction, and it became unclear whether Chantong Kai's punishment, which expressed his intention to surrender.