Hong Kong protest against China's law on extradition

Hong Kong has been the scene of the biggest protest since the transfer of the city to China in 1997, when large crowds protested against the plan to allow extradition to the mainland.

The organizers said more than a million people marched through the narrow streets of the main financial center island during a noisy but seemingly peaceful protest calling on the government to abolish its law on l '. extradition.

The protest was by far the largest demonstration of the international financial center since Britain's return to China – beaten only by a 1.5 million demonstration during colonial rule in 1989, supporting protesters Tiananmen Square.

The pro-Peking leaders of Hong Kong are pushing a bill before the legislature that would allow extradition to any jurisdiction with which the territory has not yet treaty, including mainland China.

But the proposals sparked an uproar and unified opposition on a wide range of the city's population.

The police, which systematically gives much lower figures than the organizers, estimates 240,000 as the maximum number of spectators – their second highest estimate since the transfer.