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.

Ex-lawmaker Ted Hui and pro-independence activist Tony Chung have received asylum in Australia and UK, respectively.

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia.