They came one by one, dragging themselves from the sea on to the shores of Hong Kong over oyster beds, their bodies bleeding. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Four ‘freedom swimmers’ from China are led away by Hong Kong police for questioning at Tai Po Kau on May 31, 1971. ‘The free world would be my rebirth’Play Video 5:10 'We swam to Hong Kong for freedom half a century ago. Braving huge waves for six hours, they landed in Hong Kong and were taken in by a sympathetic villager. He said he could identify with the young Hong Kong activists who had to flee.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2020 02:06 UTC