Hong Kong Hints at Reasons for Rare Entry Denial to British MP

The Hong Kong government has detailed its reasons for potentially barring a UK member of parliament from entry, a decision without precedent in the almost three decades since Britain’s handover of the city to Chinese control.

In response to media inquiries about the incident involving Wera Hobhouse, a Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, the government warned that obstructing immigration officials could be a factor in gaining entrance, while noting it couldn’t comment on individual cases. Hobhouse said she was turned back at the border last week.