A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker who are wanted by the city’s authorities have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia, respectively.

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui said he’s been granted asylum in Australia, more than four years after he left the city to evade national security charges.

Hong Kong’s No 2 official has summoned the Australian and British consuls-general to express strong opposition to their countries “harbouring criminals” after both granted asylum to two activists allegedly endangering national security who have absconded overseas.

In 2021, at the age of 20, he was the youngest person to be jailed under its national security law. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.