Ted Hui and Tony Chung granted protection by Australia and UK; Eric Chan summons consuls to voice strong dissatisfaction
許智峯、鍾翰林獲澳英批出庇護 陳國基召見兩國駐港總領事表示強烈不滿
Former Legislative Council member Ted Hui, who is wanted by the Hong Kong government with a bounty offered, said last Saturday that he, his wife, children and parents had been granted protection status by Australia. Tony Chung, who is also wanted with a bounty offered, said the following Sunday that the UK Home Office had confirmed his refugee status. The Hong Kong government expressed strong opposition. On Monday, Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki summoned Australian Consul-General Wai Ka-fung and British Consul-General Tai Wai-sun, voicing serious opposition to any country sheltering criminals in any form and strong dissatisfaction with conduct that sheltered criminals under any pretext. He condemned the conduct of the two countries as utterly trampling on the principles of the rule of law and violating its spirit, saying it was not conducive to relations between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the governments of the two countries.
被港府懸紅通緝的前立法會議員許智峯，他上周六表示其和太太、兒女及父母已獲澳洲批出庇護身份；同被懸紅通緝的鍾翰林在上周日亦表示，獲英國內政部確認難民身份。港府表示強烈反對，政務司司長陳國基昨日更召見澳洲駐港總領事韋嘉鋒及英國駐港總領事戴偉紳，嚴正反對任何國家以任何形式包庇罪犯，並對以任何藉口包庇罪犯的行徑表示強烈不滿，斥兩國該行徑是徹徹底底地踐踏法治原則和違反法治精神，絕不利香港特區和兩地政府的關係。