Pro-democracy Hong Kong activist plans to go into exile in Britain

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"111265417"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"2">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><p>A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and former politician said that he will move to Britain in exile&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I hereby announce that I will go into exile and will withdraw my membership in the Democratic Party of Hong Kong to leave Hong Kong&comma;” said Ted Hui&comma; who is visiting Denmark&comma; in a statement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;There is no word to explain my pain and it’s hard to hold back tears&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Britain has extended residency rights for up to three million citizens of the former British colony&comma; in response to Hong Kong’s crackdown on anti-government protests&comma; allowing them to live and work in the country for five years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads1--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It is not clear when Mr Hui would travel to Britain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My personal determination is that my exile will not be a migration&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My only home is Hong Kong which is why I will not apply for asylum in any country&comma;” Mr Hui said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I will wait for the day that I can go home with the bells of freedom ringing in a free Hong Kong&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Until my last breath I will fight to the end&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Revive Hong Kong&comma; revolution now&excl;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Hui was arrested in Hong Kong in May over an incident in the country’s legislative council in which he dropped a rotten plant and attempted to kick it at the body’s president&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was able to get his passport back from the government and a visa after receiving an invitation from Danish politicians to travel to Denmark&comma; where he arrived on Tuesday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Since the start of anti-government protests in June 2019&comma; Hong Kong police have made more than 10&comma;000 arrests&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prominent pro-democracy figures who have been arrested include activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow&comma; as well as media tycoon Jimmy Lai&comma; an outspoken advocate for democracy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;--Ads2--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr Hui’s parents&comma; wife and two young children left Hong Kong on a flight on Wednesday&comma; Hong Kong online news portal HK01 reported&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It did not mention their destination&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div style&equals;"padding-bottom&colon;15px&semi;" class&equals;"wordads-tag" data-slot-type&equals;"belowpost">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div id&equals;"atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68cd37ca274b7">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<script type&equals;"text&sol;javascript">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &equals; function &lpar;&rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; false &equals;&equals;&equals; &lpar; window&period;isWatlV1 &quest;&quest; false &rpar; &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&sol;&sol; Use Aditude scripts&period;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings &equals; window&period;tudeMappings &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;tudeMappings&period;push&lpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;divId&colon; 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68cd37ca274b7'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;format&colon; 'belowpost'&comma;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;if &lpar; document&period;readyState &equals;&equals;&equals; 'loading' &rpar; &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;document&period;addEventListener&lpar; 'DOMContentLoaded'&comma; window&period;getAdSnippetCallback &rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub; else &lbrace;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;window&period;getAdSnippetCallback&lpar;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&rcub;&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>


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