Australia Suspends Hong Kong Extradition Deal in Swipe at China
- New China law constitutes fundamental change, Morrison says
- Law has raised fears about city’s basic freedoms and autonomy
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Australia is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong and will give skilled migrants from the city five-year visas with a pathway to permanent residence, after China imposed sweeping national security legislation on the financial hub.
“Our decision to suspend the extradition agreement with Hong Kong represents an acknowledgment of the fundamental change of circumstances in relation to Hong Kong because of the new security law,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said at a briefing in Canberra on Thursday.