Britain is looking again at an immigration order that a former Hong Kong political opposition leader must leave after a week’s visit, his lawyer said. Wu Chi-Wai, a former leader of the now-defunct Democratic Party, had come to Britain last week to be reunited with his wife and son, after he was released in June from jail where he had been serving a sentence under China’s national security law.

Background

Since the sweeping national security law was imposed on the city in 2020, the British government has made it easier for many Hong Kong residents to resettle by easing the residency requirements for the British National (Overseas) passport. Wu’s lawyer said he had been stopped when he arrived at Heathrow Airport and told he could only stay for a week. His passport was also seized.

But lawyer Paul Harris said Wu was told on Monday that Border Force officials were now “revisiting the case”. Britain’s interior ministry declined to comment on individual cases, beyond saying it remains fully committed to members of the Hong Kong community in Britain.

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