Perth-based pro-Hong Kong democracy activist 'Mary' says she has been spied on and threatened, and is so concerned about Beijing's reach she'll only share her story while hiding behind a mask and a pseudonym.
"The police … told them to leave and then they just waited in their car and followed us to my apartment building.Mary found the incidents unsettling.Mary believed she would be arrested underBut with strong links to her homeland she felt torn about applying for asylum.
Hong Kong residents fearing political persecution can apply for protection under Australia's existing humanitarian program.This may include a special humanitarian intake like the one provided to 12,000 Syrian refugees in 2015.Financial ties to parents severed She also said she had told her parents to throw out her old student union t-shirts and books about Hong Kong politics."I really want them to move away as soon as possible.
He returned to Hong Kong for several months last year and said he had been sprayed with tear gas and pepper bullets at protests.John has also been active in the local pro-Hong Kong democracy scene and alleges he has been photographed by Chinese nationals in Perth because of his activism. John urged the Australian Government to introduce a Magnitsky Act — legislation that punishes human rights violators with sanctions.Both John and Mary were born before Hong Kong was handed back to China from the UK in 1997, and like her parents they also hold British National Overseas passports.
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