Former Hong Kong Opposition Leader Granted Stay in Britain After Deportation Threat The British government's decision to grant former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi Wai a six month stay in Britain is a temporary reprieve for the beleaguered dissident and his family.
However, it also highlights the precarious status of many exiled Hong Kongers who have fled to the UK after Beijing imposed its national security law on the former British colony. Wu's experience is all too familiar.
A veteran politician from the now defunct Democratic Party, he was released from prison in June and made his way to Britain, where he was initially told he could stay for only one week.