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Not only would HK people not be protected by the common law system, but people from all over the world would be exposed to the risk of retaliatory detention in China. Since the arrest of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei, in Canada, 3 Canadian citizens were retaliated in China.https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1097061886879645696 …
Hong Kong would deteriorate into an international hostage exchange ground, aiding dictatorial China in countering international pressure is something that Hong Kong people cannot tolerate.
True, like the #Huawei executive, some business executive visiting HK could be arrested here and detained if Beijing sends a request.
Thailand recently arrested a footballer on Bahrain's request, but international outcry made Bahrain and Thailand release him. Unlikely that HK will be able to do such a thing if it is Beijing who wants the arrested
You can go to court, still you will be detained till court rules on it. Will that make business executive rethink of visiting HK freely as before?
Japan recently arrested Carlos Ghosn, but that was upon Japanese court order. And he still is in jail as the hearing goes on. Like that will a US or a Canadian executive be detained in HK on Beijing's order?
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