Loss of fugitive transfer deals a ‘pity’ and only helps criminals, Chris Tang says

As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July 1, the China-morning-post" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="12558" data-entity-type="organization">South China Morning Post talks to the city’s senior officials about the administration’s achievements so far and what may lie ahead.Resuming extradition agreements with some countries is up to the ones that suspended them, Hong Kong’s security chief has said, calling the loss of such transfer deals a “pity” and something that only benefits criminals.Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said in an exclusive interview with the SCMP that the suspensions had resulted in the absence of a legal foundation for exceptional “case-by-case” extraditions as well.