British MP Barred From Entering Hong Kong

British MP Barred From Entering Hong Kong

British MP first ever refused entry on arrival in Hong Kong since the former British colony was handed over to China in 1997.

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(AFP) — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Sunday said he was deeply concerned after a UK lawmaker was denied entry to Hong Kong, and said he would be urgently raising the issue with the Chinese authorities.

Wera Hobhouse claimed she was the first British MP to be refused entry on arrival in Hong Kong since the former British colony was handed over to China in 1997.

Hobhouse is a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China.

“IPAC unites lawmakers worldwide, promoting democracy and addressing threats to the rules-based and human rights systems posed by the rise of China,” the group says on its website.

The Sunday Times newspaper said Hobhouse, 65, flew to Hong Kong on Thursday on a personal trip to visit her newborn grandson.

It said she had her passport confiscated, was asked about her job and the purpose of her visit, had her luggage searched and was then taken to the boarding gate.

“When I was given the decision my voice was shaking and I was just saying: ‘Why, please explain to me?’,” the British weekly quoted her as saying.

Hobhouse said on Bluesky: “I am the first MP to be refused entry on arrival to Hong Kong since 1997.

“Authorities gave me no explanation for this cruel and upsetting blow. I hope the foreign secretary will recognise that this is an insult to all parliamentarians and seek answers.”

AFP has contacted the Hong Kong government for comment.

[This] comes a week after two British MPs from the governing Labour Party were blocked from entering Israel and deported.

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