Hong Kong authorities give no sign how they will respond to the U.S. request. An extradition treaty exists, but includes exceptions that might prevent the return of the NSA leaker.
BEIJING — With U.S. prosecutors having filed criminal charges against Edward Snowden, attention turned Saturday to Hong Kong, whose authorities now must decide how to proceed with the case of the self-proclaimed National Security Agency leaker believed to be holed up in the Chinese territory.
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