More than 30 protesters arrive in Taiwan to seek shelter from prosecution

The Guardian
Date: 19 Jul 2019
By: Agence France-Presse

Taiwan’s government has said it will provide assistance to Hong Kongprotesters seeking sanctuary, after local media reported dozens of activists involved in an unprecedented storming of the city’s parliament had fled to the island.

The pledge risks infuriating Beijing but comes as Taiwan gears up for a presidential election where a dominating issue will be relations with the mainland – which regards the self-ruled island as its own territory and has vowed to seize it.

More than 30 Hongkongers who fear prosecution for their involvement in the ransacking of the finance hub’s legislature on 1 July have arrived in Taiwan to seek shelter, Taiwan’s Apple Daily said, citing unnamed sources.

The report said the activists were staying in various locations and that some were receiving assistance from local NGOs.    [FULL  STORY]