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Hong Kong residents seeking help to stay in Australia over fears of persecution under new national security law
A Hong Kong backpacker has called for help from the Australian government for dozens of temporary visa holders from the city, saying they are too “frightened” to go back to their hometown.
Key points:
- Activist say many Hongkongers are considering moving overseas after the crackdown following the city’s pro-democracy movement
- The city’s population has declined by the biggest amount in a decade but officials say it’s due to measures imposed to deal with the COVID pandemic
- An activist who has moved to German fears being arrested “the moment” she returns to Hong Kong
Emily Chan, 32, first arrived in Australia as an international student in 2013.
Recently, she has been desperately looking for an opportunity to obtain Canberra’s offer of a special…
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