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World warned to brace for ‘tens of thousands’ of asylum claims as China cracks down on freedoms in Hong Kong

Countries around the world, including Australia, are being warned they should brace for “tens of thousands” of people to flee Hong Kong.

Sam Clench @SamClench
news.com.au  June 15, 20207:38pm

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Protesters in Hong Kong last week. Picture: Anthony Wallace/AFP Source:AFP


Countries around the world, including Australia, should brace for “tens of thousands” of asylum claims from the people of Hong Kong, a British MP has warned.

China is continuing with its plan to impose a new “national security law” in the territory, which critics say would curtail residents’ political and social freedoms.

It could also constitute a violation of the Joint Declaration agreement signed by Britain and China in 1984, which guarantees Hong Kong political autonomy until 2047 under the “one country, two systems” model.

The law would allow Chinese national security agencies to deploy in Hong Kong for the first time, and to ban “any acts or activities” that threaten China’s national security.

There are fears it could cause a mass exodus from the city.

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Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong on Friday night. Picture: Anthony Wallace/AFP
Source:AFP


Should that happen, much of the pressure to accommodate the fleeing Hong Kong residents will fall on the United Kingdom.

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