UK rules out deporting ex-Hong Kong opposition leader after entry hiccup

Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai, who has been granted permission to enter the United Kingdom, will not be deported despite earlier complications in his attempt to settle in the country, the British immigration minister has confirmed. In a written reply on Thursday to former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten, UK Minister for Migration and Citizenship Jo White stressed that overseas convictions should not lead to the automatic refusal of settlement applications under the British...

By Jeffie Lam,Danny Mok