but you are a spy, simon cheng?few identities, one i work for the consulate that is nothing relevant to politics but meanwhile i am a hong kong citizen. that is a clear guidelines that the consulate saying that you as a hong kong citizen, you have your own right, you are free to join the legal rallies in hong kong. when the british first asked you to report back to give them information on what you are learning about the pro—democracy demonstrations, did you, at any point, stop forethought and think, hmmm... this could get me into trouble? at that time, no. at that time i do believe there was a great chance for me to keep tag for the british government as to why the protests will go on the street. that is why ijoined because it was meaningful to me. who is is why ijoined because it was meaningfulto me. who is your is why ijoined because it was meaningful to me. who is your first loyalty, the british government or hong kong which is ultimately someone hong kong which is ultimately someone territory of china. he was y

simon cheng, welcome to hardtalk. nice to meet you, stephen. have been through a truly extraordinary year. one year ago, you were living a normal life in hong kong. today, we sit together in london, your status is uncertain. what is your current situation here in the uk? well, i have now come to london using the working holiday visa, that is the tier 5 youth mobility scheme, that is a de facto holiday visa and now i'm at applying for political asylum from the home office and i am waiting for the result and will have a result by latejune. you, in essence, you are a political exile, aren't you? yeah, yeah, you can say that. i just wonder, now that you look back on everything that's happened, do you feel that the united kingdom government, which, of course, was your employer, you're working for the consulate in hong kong, do you feel that they failed in a duty of care to you? well, i would say that at least apply political asylum. i would like to wait and see whether they will grant me the political asylum. if they do, then i think that is good en

simon cheng welcome to hard talk. you have been through a truly extraordinary year.ear ago you we re extraordinary year. one year ago you were living a normal year life in hong kong today we sit together in london, your status uncertain. what is your current situation here in the uk? i am now come to london using the working holiday visa that is to terrify, de facto working holiday visa. applying for political asylum. i'm waiting for the result and going to have it resolved by latejune. and going to have it resolved by late june. in essence you are in political exile, are you? yes, you could say that. ijust political exile, are you? yes, you could say that. i just wondered political exile, are you? yes, you could say that. ijust wondered now that you look back on everything that's happened. do you feel that the united can can government you're working for the consulate in hong kong, do you feel that they failed ina duty kong, do you feel that they failed in a duty of care to you? well, i would say that i at least applied political asylum. i would like to wait and see