UK grants asylum to Hong Kong democracy activist Tony Chung

London (AFP) Aug 18, 2025

Hong Kong democracy activist Tony Chung, who once called for the city's independence and was the youngest person to be jailed under its national security law, has been granted asylum in the UK. Chung, 24, posted a letter from the UK interior ministry on his Instagram page on Sunday, which read: "Your claim for asylum has been successful and you have been granted refugee status." UK a