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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Agence France-Press and Guardian staff

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui reportedly granted asylum in Australia

Ted Hui
A vocal critic of Hong Kong and Beijing authorities, Ted Hui is among several overseas activists targeted in 2023 by police bounties of HK$1m (A$196,000) each. Photograph: James Gourley/EPA

The former pro-democracy Hong Kong legislator Ted Hui, who is wanted by authorities in the Chinese city, has been granted asylum in Australia, he said in a social media post, calling on Canberra to do more for those who remain jailed.

The special administrative region, handed back to China by the UK in 1997, has seen dissent quashed since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law following huge and at times violent pro-democracy protests that erupted in 2019.

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