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BERLIN (Reuters) - Hong Kong activists Ray Wong Toi-yeung and Alan Li Tung-sing have been granted asylum in Germany on grounds of political persecution, a security source told Reuters on Wednesday.
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The Financial Times had earlier reported on the case, saying it was believed this was the first time dissenters from Hong Kong had been given the status by a foreign country.
(Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Writing by Michelle Martin; Editing by Paul Carrel and Madeline Chambers)