Many in Hong Kong, fearful of China's grasp, flee to Taiwan

Protester Yung Xiu Kwan, 67, poses for picture with a Taiwan flag during a demonstration against the proposed extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China June 17, 2019. Picture taken June 17, 2019. REUTERS/Jessie Pang

TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - For Hong Kong resident Yung Xiu Kwan, 67, a proposed extradition law that would allow people in the former British colony to be sent to mainland China for trial was the final straw.

Yung is packing her bags and leaving the Chinese-ruled city to set up a new life in proudly democratic Taiwan, fed up with what she sees as Beijing's ever encroaching grip over the city that has led to an erosion of civil liberties.