Just a thought: So Hong Kong use to be a colony of the British and still has a large influence there today. Could it be possible that Snowden was really working for the CIA /MI6 (Rothschilds) and probably felt he was safe in Hong Kong as a large Cabal presence is probably there due to the colonization. Also due to the colonization there would be mix of races so seeing a pasty white guy in Asia wouldn't stand out.