Two Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists Confirm Asylum Granted in Australia, U.K.

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Former Hong Kong Democratic Party lawmaker Ted Hui has announced his permanent settlement in Australia after being granted a protection visa there. In the U.K., student activist Tony Chung shared his newly granted refugee status and five-year residency in that country. The two had been charged under Hong Kong's draconian national security law for their involvement in the city's pro-democracy movement.

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00:00Two people involved in Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been granted asylum in Australia and the UK.

00:07Former lawmaker Ted Hui, who's charged with national security offences over the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations,

00:14shared online a notice from the Australian government confirming his protection visa.

00:19The visa grants Hui permanent residency.

00:22Meanwhile, student activist Tony Chung shared a formal letter from the British Home Office,

00:27granting him a five-year stay under refugee status.

00:31Chung had served nearly four years in prison on charges of secession and money laundering.

00:36He fled Hong Kong for the UK in 2023 after his release.

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