UK grants asylum to former consulate worker who was informed of torture in China


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Home / U.S. / UK grants asylum to former consulate worker who was informed of torture in China UK grants asylum to former consulate worker who was informed of torture in China July 2, 2020 U.S. Share HONG KONG – A former British Consulate employee in Hong Kong who said he was tortured by authorities in mainland China last year received asylum in Britain. The disappearance of consulate worker Simon Cheng last year during the height of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong highlighted the problems that had sparked months of protest. Hong Kongers took to the streets in part out...