Call for Hong Kongers to be given permanent protection in Australia

The Greens are calling on the government to grant Hong Kongers in Australia permanent protection, just as Bob Hawke did for Chinese people after the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Hong Kong Australians in Adelaide held a rally to support HK. Source: Supplied

Hong Kong residents in Australia should be given permanent protection in Australia as clashes between protesters and police escalate in their homeland, Greens Leader Richard Di Natale says.  

The call comes as police in Hong Kong intensify a crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, making mass arrests and using water cannons, tear gas and rubber bullets to control demonstrations. 

A pro-democracy Hong Kong supporter covers his face at a rally in Sydney.

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