may 7, 2019 - 5.07 Teresa Cheng said the proposed alternatives violated common law principles and John Lee said the government's amendments was consistent with human rights and Hong Kong's legal procedures.

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The Hong Kong Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng said the proposed alternatives to amending the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance violated common law principles. Secretary for Security John Lee said the government's amendments was not designed for the mainland, and that the current version of the amendments had made reference to the United Nations templete and was consistent with human rights and Hong Kong's legal procedures.

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https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201905/07/P2019050700839.htm
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https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201905/07/P2019050700801.htm
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201905/07/P2019050700842.htm?fontSize=1

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