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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Hong Kong summons British envoy after UK grants asylum to ‘wanted’ democracy activist Tony Chung

The Hong Kong government has summoned British and Australian envoys after both nations granted asylum to two prominent pro-democracy activists.

Britain granted asylum this weekend to Tony Chung, one of Hong Kong's youngest activists with a bounty of HK$1m (£94,900m) from the city’s police, while former legislator Ted Hui was granted refuge in Australia. Both activists fled the Asian financial hub fearing persecution under its draconian national security law.

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