UK may snap extradition treaty with Hong Kong: Foreign secretary

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said he had promised on July 1 to conduct a review of the extradition arrangements and, having completed that study, will update members of Parliament

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab (pictured) signaled the UK will join its international allies in suspending an extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China imposed a national security law on the former British province.

Raab told Sky News on Sunday he would update Parliament on Monday on the UK’s extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, less than a week after the nation banned the Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies as a long-term supplier for its 5G networks over concerns about the security of its infrastructure. Raab also cited China’s “egregious human-rights abuses” of the country’s Uighur minority.

Raab said he had promised on July