‘Filled with fear’: Former Hong Kong student leader seeks UK asylum
Al JazeeraJUL 2023
The Spin
Pro-China narrative
Whatever the reasons for someone to be under a supervision order, everyone is treated equally despite their offenses, as the Correctional Services Department focuses on rehabilitation. Yet, Chung has irresponsibly violated the one-year supervision under which he has blatantly defied the rule of law in Hong Kong. Now, he must serve the remainder of his sentence in prison.
Anti-China narrative
Chung is just the latest Hong Kong pro-democracy activist to seek refuge in a liberal democracy to protect his free speech and thought as the abusive national security law continues to suppress legitimate and peaceful dissent at home — and even abroad. In the face of long-arm authoritarianism that risks becoming globalized censorship, the West must stand alongside activists facing political persecution in Hong Kong.
Metaculus Prediction
There's a 50% chance that Hong Kong will stop being a Special Administrative Region of China by March 2046, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
