Overview

• Ted Hui received protection visas in Australia for himself and his wife, children and parents after fleeing Hong Kong in 2020 under national security charges.
• Tony Chung secured refugee status and a five-year residence permit in the UK following his 2020 conviction for secession under the national security law.
• Hong Kong’s government issued an official statement condemning the asylum grants as harbouring “criminals” and interfering in its legal system.
• Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has publicly opposed Hong Kong’s extraterritorial warrants and bounties, while the AFP investigates anonymous intimidation letters sent to Hui in Adelaide.
• Exiled activists are urging Australia and Britain to press for the release of jailed dissidents such as Jimmy Lai, arguing the asylum decisions set a global precedent for democratic support.