the minister of humanitarian affairs told journalists that more than 1.3 million people had been displaced in the worst now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. in the increasingly overt struggle between western liberal democracy and authoritarianism, hong kong s position is unique. it is chinese sovereign territory granted special autonomous status under a handover deal done with britain. many hong kongers hoped that deal would guarantee theirfreedoms, but those hopes have been crushed. my guest is ted hui, a hong kong pro democracy politician exiled in australia and convicted in absentia by a hong kong court. has beijing neutralised hong kong s dissenters? ted hui in adelaide, australia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. my pleasure to talk to you. you, of course, arejoining me from australia because you fled from your home, from hong kong, in late 2021, and you said you left with a very heavy heart. did you also leave with a sense of defeat? i
my guest is ted hui, a hong kong pro democracy politician exiled in australia and convicted in absentia by a hong kong court. has beijing neutralised hong kong s dissenters? thank you. my pleasure to talk to you. you, of course, arejoining me from australia because you fled from your home, from hong kong, in late 2021, and you said you left with a very heavy heart. did you also leave with a sense of defeat? i don t, because. it s common that people might think that way. it s like an escapist guilt. but as long as i m still fighting, as long as i m still speaking up for hong kong s freedom and democracy, doing my lobbying works and advocacy work, i don t feel that at all. i feel that it s a new battleground for me to speak out so that the world hears hong kong. you fled whilst facing charges. you were on bail. did it come as a surprise to you, what happened to you? cos you d been a legislator in the legislative council, you d been an activist on the streets. i m just wondering
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