United States–Hong Kong Agreement for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders explained

The United States–Hong Kong Agreement for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders is an extradition treaty signed by the United States and British Hong Kong in 1996, with the approval of the People's Republic of China (PRC) which was scheduled to take over the administration in July 1997.^[1]

It was suspended indefinitely by Executive Order 13936 in the aftermath of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests and the Hong Kong national security law. Executive Order 13936 normalised the relationship with Hong Kong on par with Mainland China, which eliminated all special treatments the US accorded to Hong Kong.^[2]

Extraditions

Extraditions under the treaty include cases from:

• Two convicted perpetrators of the Boston Chinatown massacre^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. - Hong Kong Extradition Treaty . US Government Printing Office . 20 June 2013.
2. Web site: Executive Order Eliminates Differential Treatment for Hong Kong. July 21, 2020. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. September 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930064310/https://www.clearygottlieb.com/-/media/files/alert-memos-2020/executive-order-eliminates-differential-treatment-for-hong-kong.pdf. live.
3. News: Most Wanted fugitives in custody in Boston . . Associated Press . December 16, 2010 . 2001 . January 30, 2020.
4. Web site: In the Shadow of the Dragon . . Berdik . Chris . May 15, 2006 . January 30, 2020.