Escape from Hong Kong to Britain – a life in exile

One fate unites these four Hong Kong citizens: they are all living in exile in London and fighting for democracy in their homeland and for a new life abroad. They all needed to get out of Hong Kong fast. Hong Kong was a place of freedom in Asia. Today, the Chinese Special Administrative Region...

28 min - History - DW Documentary

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