Inhoudsopgave
Wat is Uitleveringswet Hongkong?
Begin 2019 komt het land met een omstreden uitleveringswet voor Hongkong. In die wet werd gesteld dat Hongkong voortaan ook inwoners moest kunnen uitleveren aan landen waarmee het geen uitleveringsverdrag heeft. Een van die landen was China.
Wat gebeurd er in Hongkong?
Protesten op 9 juni 2019 in Hennessy Road (Wan Chai). De protesten in Hongkong in 2019-2020 zijn een reeks van demonstraties in de speciale bestuurlijke regio Hongkong, die in eerste instantie gericht was tegen de door de regering van Hongkong voorgestelde uitleveringswet van 2019.
Waar ontspringt de Parelrivier?
Maxiong Mountain珠江 / Bron
What are the Hong Kong protests all about?
All the context you need Hong Kong has seen several months of pro-democracy protests – and China appears to be tightening its grip. The protests began in June 2019 over plans – later put on ice, and finally withdrawn in September – that would have allowed extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China.
What’s happening in Hong Kong?
June 6 – More than 3,000 Hong Kong lawyers dressed in black take part in a rare protest march. June 9 – More than half a million people take to the streets. June 12 – Police fire rubber bullets and tear gas during the city’s largest and most violent protests in decades.
What is the Hong Kong extradition protests?
March 31 – Thousands take to the streets to protest against the proposed extradition bill. April 3 – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s government introduces amendments to the extradition laws that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.
What’s the history of dissent in Hong Kong?
There’s a rich history of dissent in Hong Kong, stretching back further even than the past few years. In 1966, demonstrations broke out after the Star Ferry Company decided to increase its fares. The protests escalated into riots, a full curfew was declared and hundreds of troops took to the streets.