The ongag 2019–20 Hong Kong protests war triggert bi the introduction o the Fugitive Offenders anmmendment bill bi the Hong Kong govrenment. Gin pit forrit, the bill wad hae alloued fowk tae be extradichtit tae jurisdictions whaur Hong Kong disnae hae extradition greements, includin mainland Cheenae an Taiwan. This led tae concerns that the bill wad subject Hong Kong residents an veesitors tae the legal seestem o mainland Cheenae, an unnerminin Hong Kong's autonomy an infringin ceevil leeberties.
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2019–20 Hong Kong protests |
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Pairt o the democratic development in Hong Kong, Hong Kong–Mainland Cheenae conflict an the protests o 2019 |
Various protest scenes in Hong Kong Clockwise frae tap: Protesters on 16 Juin 2019 • Makshift roadblock ablaze on 15 September 2019 • Protesters hoachin the streets on 18 August 2019 • Murnin the daith o Chow Tsz-lok • Polis tear-gas dispersal on 12 Juin 2019 • Hong Kong Way campaign 13 September 2019 • Protesters on 12 Juin 2019 |
Date | 15 Mairch 2019–present (4 years, 2 months and 3 weeks) |
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Location | Hong Kong Ither ceeties warldwide in solidarity |
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Caused bi |
- Proposal o the Fugitive Offenders an Mutual Legal Assistance in Creeminal Maiters Legislation (Mendment) Bill 2019
- Alleged misconduct bi the Hong Kong Polis Force against protesters (syne 12 Juin)[1][2][3]
- Hong Kong–Mainland Cheenae conflict, poleetical screenin, economic an social inequality[4]
- The failyie o the 2014 Umbrella Revolution[5]
- Implementation o anti-mask law an the invocation o the Emergency Regulations Ordinance (syne 3 October)[6]
- Proposal o the Naitional Anthem Bill (syne Mey 2020)
- Proposal o a Naitional Siccarity Law bi the Naitional Fowk's Congress in Beijing (Syne Mey 2020)
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Goals | Five Demands
- Full widrawal o the extradeetion bill frae the legislative process
- Retraction o the chairacterisation o the 12 Juin 2019 protests as "riots"
- Release an exoneration o arrestit protesters
- Establishment o an independent commission o inquiry intae polis behaviour
- Universal suffrage for Legislative Cooncil an Chief Executive elections
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Methods | Diverse |
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Status | Ongaein |
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Concessions gien |
- Bill suspendit on 15 Juin an offeecially widrawn on 23 October[7][8]
- Polis pairtially retractit chairacterisation o protests on or afore 12 Juin as "riots", except for five individuals in Admiralty on 12 Juin[9]
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Pairties tae the ceevil conflict |
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Protesters: (na centralised authority)
- Pro-democracy camp
- Ceevil Human Richts Front (CHRF)
- Demosistō
- Localist groups
- Pro-unthirldom groups
- Student unions o the public varsities
- Hong Kong Higher Institutions International Affairs Delegation (HKIAD)
- Wirkers' unions frae various sectors
- Hospital Authority Employees Alliance
- Citizens Press Conference
- Hong Kong Civil Assembly Team (HKCAT)
- Spark Alliance
- 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund
- Protect the Children
- Several releegious groups
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Authorities:
- Hong Kong
- HKSAR Govrenment
- Secretariat
- Executive Cooncil
- Hong Kong Polis Force
- Pro-Beijing camp
- Safeguard Hong Kong Alliance
- Politihk Social Strategic[10]
- Defend Hong Kong Campaign
Supportit bi:
- Cheenae[11][12][13]
- State Cooncil
- Hong Kong an Macau Affairs Office
- Hong Kong Liaison Office
- Meenistry o Public Siccarity[14]
- Fowk's Leeberation Airmy Hong Kong Garrison
- Communist Pairty o Cheenae (CPC)
- Central Coordination Group for Hong Kong an Macau Affairs
- General Office o the Communist Pairty o Cheenae[14]
- Secretariat o the Communist Pairty o Cheenae[14]
- Central Foreign Affairs Commission[14]
- Central Poleetical an Legal Affairs Commission[14]
- Unitit Front Wark Depairtment[14]
- Triad groups (suspectit)[15][16][17]
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Lead feegurs |
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Protesters (na centralised leadership) |
Hong Kong
- Carrie Lam
(Chief Executive o Hong Kong)
- Matthew Cheung
(Chief Secretar for Admeenistration)
- Teresa Cheng
(Secretar for Juistice)
- John Lee
(Secretar for Siccarity)
- Stephen Lo
(Commissioner o Polis) (till 18 November 2019)
- Chris Tang
(Commissioner o Polis) (18 November 2019–present)
Supportit bi:
Cheenae
- Xi Jinping[18]
(General Secretar o the Communist Pairty o Cheenae, Paramunt leader)
- Li Keqiang
(Premier o the Fowkrepublic o Cheenae)
- Wang Huning
(first secretar o the Secretariat o the Communist Pairty o Cheenae)
- Han Zheng
(leader o the Central Coordination Group for Hong Kong an Macau Affairs)
- Ding Xuexiang[14]
(chief o the General Office o the Communist Pairty o Cheenae)
- Xiao Jie
(Secretary-General o the State Council)
- Yang Jiechi[14]
(director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Office)
- Wei Fenghe
(chief o the Meenistry o Naitional Defense)
- You Quan[14]
(heid o the Unitit Front Wark Depairtment)
- Guo Shengkun[14]
(secretar o the Central Poleetical an Legal Affairs Commission)
- Zhao Kezhi[14]
(meenister o the Meenistry o Public Security)
- Xu Lin
(director o the State Cooncil Information Office)
- Xia Baolong
(director o the Hong Kong an Macau Affairs Office)
- Zhang Xiaoming
(depute director o the Hong Kong an Macau Affairs Office)
- Wang Zhimin
(director o the Hong Kong Liaison Office) (till 4 Januar 2020)
- Luo Huining
(director o the Hong Kong Liaison Office) (4 Januar 2020–present)
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Daiths, injures an arrests |
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Daith(s) | 2 |
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Injures | |
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Reestit | ~9,000 (as o 28 Mey 2020)[21][22][23][lower-alpha 2] |
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Chairged | 1,749+ (as o 10 Juin 2020)[26][21] |
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Close
The nummer o ceevilians injured is certainly unnerstatit, acause some protesters socht medical help frae unnergrund clinics due tae mistrust in the govrenment services.[20] The feegur includes an unkent nummer o repeat arrests occurrin in the coorse o the protests. Accordin tae an airticle in the South China Morning Post, as o 10 October 2019 thare war close tae 2,400 arrests, wi aboot 60 bein repeat arrests.[24] The nummer o arrestees currently in custody is uncertaint as o 18 Apryle 2020.[25]