Hong Kong lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Ted Hui has been granted a travel exemption by the Australian government to visit the country as part of a global tour to garner support for firmer action against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The former legislator arrived early on Tuesday after flying from Europe, where he has spent the past three months touring the continent, speaking to top legislators on Hong Kong’s freedoms. “Although the number of Hong Kong people who have settled and studied in Australia are numerous, there are few Hong Kong political leaders in exile here and lobbying; this is one of the factors for my decision to come to Australia,” he wrote in a Facebook post. “Australia and New Zealand are two important members of the Five Eyes’ alliance,” he wrote. “The two countries have many conflicts and seesawing battles with Beijing over democracy, freedom, trade, and other universal …