HK resident recalls ordeal after her arrest in Pakistan
A Hong Kong citizen who claims she was falsely arrested in Pakistan says the Chinese embassy in that country initially refused to help her because she was using a British National (Overseas) passport instead of a Hong Kong special administrative region passport.
Jennifer Chim Pik-yee said she would always remember what the staff at the Chinese embassy in Islamabad said when she went to seek help.
'They said to me, 'What right do you have to stand here? This is not your place. You are not a Chinese national. You hold a BN(O) passport',' said a tearful Ms Chim, who returned to Hong Kong last week.
Ms Chim, who was working in Pakistan for a US drugmaker, said she approached the embassy on November 22, 2004, two days after she was arrested for dishonouring a cheque made out to Usman Uppal, a business partner.
Ms Chim said she issued Mr Uppal a cheque for 200,000 rupees ($25,900) in August 2004, for a shipment of health products, but stopped it after she found he had not honoured their agreement.