Australia, Britain top choices for Hongkongers in exile and trying to keep activism alive

Western countries that accept those who flee have drawn-out, detailed steps to granting refugee status

This is the first of a four-part series on the impact of the national security law, one year after it was imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing on June 30, 2020. Natalie Wong speaks to protesters and politicians who sought asylum in Australia, Britain and the US because of the law, and the so-called survivor’s guilt they feel every day.