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Hong Kong protests: five fugitives who fled to Taiwan ‘seeking asylum in the United States’
Five Hong Kong fugitives who reportedly fled to Taiwan and were intercepted by the self-ruled island’s coastguard in July last year are now seeking asylum in the United States, according to an activist group.Without naming the individuals, US-based Samuel Chu of the Hong Kong Democracy Council (HKDC) said in a statement the five had their hearts “filled with anxiety and all kinds of emotions” from the moment they left Hong Kong.Chu said the fugitives were all aged below 30. They faced arrest or…