PM Scott Morrison’s Cabinet will soon consider the ‘safe heaven’ measures. FMTNews China Australia Asylum
SYDNEY: Australia is actively considering providing safe haven to Hong Kong residents in response to China’s sweeping new security law, it said Thursday, a move likely to further inflame tensions with Beijing.
But critics say the new law – passed by Beijing’s rubber-stamp parliament this week without its text being released to the public – breaches the “One Country, Two Systems” principle that formally entered international law in 1984. Morrison said no final decision had been made on how Australia’s arrangements would be structured, but the country was “prepared to step up and provide support” to Hong Kong residents.
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