Hong Kong

Extradition

A former dissident was sentenced to 9-year imprisonment by a Sichuan court after he tried to enter Hong Kong on a false passport, refused to reveal his true identity and was then handed over to the mainland by the Hong Kong immigration authorities. His lawyer alleged that Hong Kong somehow violated the "one country two systems" principle because his client should have been deported to Macau (where he had come) or the US (where he had permanent residence) under Hong Kong law. Later, a Hong Kong government official rejected accusations the government knowingly handed former the individual to the mainland.