OrganiXers of a mass rally on Sunday against the government’s extradition bill are hoping up to half a million people or more will join, matching the turnout at an anti-establishment protest in 2003 that led to a previous Hong Kong leader stepping down.
The extradition bill will allow Hong Kong to send suspects on a case-by-case basis to jurisdictions with which the city does not have an extradition agreement, including the mainland and Taiwan. They fear the Communist government could use the new arrangement to target political opponents or that suspects would be sent to the mainland where they may not receive a fair trial.
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