Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, offers pathway to residency for Hongkongers

Australia will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and give Hongkongers on temporary visas a pathway to permanent residency in response to the city’s controversial national security law, in a move welcomed by activists but likely to inflame tensions with Beijing.Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said 17,000 Hongkongers on student and other temporary visas will be able to stay in the country following the passage of the law that critics say drastically curtails the rights and…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3092429/australia-suspends-extradition-treaty-hong-kong-offers-pathway