Chinanews.com, Beijing, August 3 (Huang Yuqin) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin announced at a regular press conference on the 3rd: China has decided to suspend the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region "Agreement on the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders". Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Justice.
Wang Wenbin said that recently, New Zealand unilaterally announced the suspension of the "Agreement on the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders" signed with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region under the pretext of China's enactment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region National Security Law. The relevant practices of Singapore will politicize Hong Kong’s judicial cooperation, grossly interfere in China’s internal affairs, seriously violate international law and the basic norms of international relations, seriously damage the basis of judicial cooperation between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and deviate from the purpose of judicial cooperation to safeguard justice and the rule of law. Resolutely oppose this. To this end, the Chinese side decided to suspend the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region "Agreement on the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders", and at the same time decided to suspend the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region "Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Justice." (Finish)