Hong Kong Democracy Activist Hui Granted Asylum in Australia

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.

The former lawmaker said in a post on Facebook that he’d received written notice from the Department of Home Affairs granting protection visas to him, his wife, children and parents. “This decision reflects values of freedom, justice, and compassion that my family will never take for granted,” he said.