According to Wikileaks who claims to have helped Snowden on his way out of Hong Kong, the place with limited Internet bandwidth and under the background guidance of China government.
`Mr Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who exposed evidence of a global surveillance regime conducted by US and UK intelligence agencies, has left Hong Kong legally. He is bound for the Republic of Ecuador via a safe route for the purposes of asylum, and is being escorted by diplomats and legal advisors from WikiLeaks.
Mr Snowden requested that WikiLeaks use its legal expertise and experience to secure his safety. Once Mr Snowden arrives in Ecuador his request will be formally processed.`
http://wikileaks.org/WikiLeaks-Statement-On-Edward,253.html?updated