Exiled MP says asylum grant shows HK infringed rights
Former Hong Kong deputy Ted Hui, who was exiled, greeted Australia’s asylum status as a grant as an important acceptance of the human rights violations of the region since the suppression of pro-democracy protests in 2019.
Businessman Jimmy Lai is currently supporting for the trial of national security charges, Hui received asylum on Friday after he left Hong Kong, who offered him an award for criminal charges on protests.
Hui acknowledges that the erosion of human rights violations and democracy and freedom by the Australian government in fact, and justifying asylum to people who are persecuted due to protests. ” He said.
“I believe that this is good for Australia to have this recognition and I am grateful for the country that gives me a lot,” Reuters told Reuters. He said.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that on Monday, Hui was “an anti -Chinese rebellion requested by Hong Kong police” and called other countries to “stop intervening in Hong Kong affairs”.
The Australian visa data, which was reviewed by Reuters, showed that since January 2021, asian financial center citizens have not approved any asylum claims and rejected five in 2023.
Hui, who works as a lawyer in Southern Australia, said that the good news for his family came in a week and that Hong Kong’s friend was concerned about the national security charges of his pro -democracy businessman Lai.
“Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s resistance is very iconic, because he actually had the ability to leave Hong Kong, but decided to stay.” He said. “This is very noble for him.”
Before he was arrested, Lai described himself as “like the captain of a ship” to support Hui democratic values, and “sinking with the ship”.
77 -year -old Lai received medication and heart monitor to start the final applications of the hearing, initiated by health problems aroused by heart palpitations.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong expressed concerns with the Chinese counterpart Wang at a meeting that offers information about HUI and his family about anonymous letters circulating in South Australia in July.
Hui said the Australian federal police were investigating the issue. A police spokesman refused to comment.
After Hui and his family arrived in 2021, 123 Hong Kong citizens made asylum claims in Australia. Many received talented visas within a program initiated in 2021 to keep Hong Kong citizens permanent.
The Ministry of Interior did not respond immediately to the request for comments.
In a statement, an old British colony, Hong Kong government, said “against any country’s hosting criminals in any way”.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said that when he was asked at a regular press conference on Monday, he hoped that Australia would work with China.
