A Hong Kong pro-independence activist seeks asylum in the UK after serving time over security law
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Tony Chung was among the first convicted under the Beijing-imposed law that was introduced after the 2019 pro-democracy protests.

HONG KONG (AP) — An activist who advocated for Hong Kong independence and was jailed under a sweeping national security law fled to Britain to seek political asylum, according to his social media posts Friday.

Tony Chung was among the first convicted under the Beijing-imposed law that was introduced after the 2019 pro-democracy protests. He was found guilty of secession and money laundering in 2020 and sentenced to 43 months in prison.