UK extradition change due to China 'repression' concerns, FM says

David Lammy calls Hong Kong police arrest warrants 'totally unacceptable'

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U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy speaks at the Lowy Institute in Sydney on July 26. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi)

SOPHIE MAK

SYDNEY -- U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy suggested that a controversial government amendment to existing legislation that would potentially lead to limited extraditions of Hong Kong residents in Britain will actually enhance overall protections, as he lashed out at police in the Chinese territory for seeking fresh arrest warrants.

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