Homicide suspect offers chance to end unrest

Editor's Note: A man who inadvertently triggered Hong Kong's huge protests after returning to the special administrative region to avoid being tried in Taiwan for killing his girlfriend, has agreed to return to the island to face justice. China Daily writer Wu Yixue comments:

The Hong Kong government announced on Friday that Chan Tong-kai, a resident of the special administrative region who is wanted in Taiwan for the murder of his pregnant girlfriend, had sent a letter to the chief executive expressing his decision to surrender himself to the authorities in Taiwan upon his release from prison, where he is serving a 29 month sentence for theft.

The Taiwan authorities issued an arrest warrant for Chan on Dec 3, 2018. However, Chan could not be sent back to face the charges in Taiwan because there is no extradition agreement between Taiwan and Hong Kong.