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Jeffie Lam

Hong Kong accountancy sector lawmaker Kenneth Leung, a moderate pan-democrat who had no problem travelling to mainland China over the weekend, called it “unbelievable” after he was denied entry to Macau on Sunday.
Leung, who was planning a holiday with his family in the former Portuguese enclave, demanded an explanation from the Macau authorities as the lawmaker was unconvinced by the reason offered by immigration officers that he would be a threat to the city’s internal security.
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“This is utterly strange and totally beyond comprehension,” said Leung, who entered Macau last April without any difficulties.
“I have done nothing related to Macau recently ... The Macau authorities are [denying entry] recklessly.”
Leung of the Professionals Guild was among 18 lawmakers who paid a two-day visit last week to the Dongjiang or East River in Guangdong to inspect the source of Hong Kong’s water supply.
The lawmaker came under the spotlight in March after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, who recently became a vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, sued him for defamation over remarks about a HK$50 million payment he received from an Australian engineering firm.
Kenneth Leung was also a key figure who helped coordinate the 326 pan-democrats on the 1,194-member Election Committee, which returned Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor as the next chief executive last month.
“There is definitely a blacklist of pan-democrats in Macau ... I do not understand why I would be turned away from Macau when I could actually enter the mainland,” said the lawmaker, who made a day trip to Foshan in Guangzhou last month.

Leung, who has never been refused entry to the casino city, pledged to raise the case with Hong Kong’s Security Bureau.
Last November, the Hong Kong government confirmed that Beijing would accept applications from pan-democrats for home-return permits, which are required by Hongkongers to enter the mainland.
The move was regarded as an olive branch by Beijing after at least a dozen pan-democrats saw their travel documents expire with no hope of renewal because of their activism following the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989.
Hong Kong residents can enter Macau with their identity cards. But it has been turning away more activists from Hong Kong in recent years.
At least 11 pan-democratic lawmakers have been refused entry at least once since 2008, alongside a number of social activists.
In January, radical lawmaker Raymond Chan Chi-chuen of People Power and former legislator Frederick Fung Kin-kee, who is perceived as a moderate, were denied entry to Macau.
Sulu Sou Ka-hou, the vice-president of the New Macau Association, said the instruction to bar Leung was probably made by local officials who hoped to please Beijing instead of on orders from the central government.
“They might want to prevent Hong Kong activists from affecting the political atmosphere in Macau, especially young people,” said Sou, who described the development as worrying.
Sou said his group would call on the Macau authorities to halt the practice, which he said had compromised the city’s image.
A spokeswoman for the Security Bureau said it respected decisions made by other countries and regions regarding immigration control and would not interfere with such acts.
Officials could not be reached for comment in Macau.


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It’s unbelievable: Hong Kong pan-democrat denied entry to Macau

Kenneth Leung wants a proper explanation for why he was refused entry to Macau. Photo: Jonathan Wong

(LegCo Panel on Development concludes duty visit in Dongjiang River Basin) The delegation of the Legislative Council (LegCo) Panel on Development visits the Taiyuan Pumping Station in Dongguan today (April 15). Picture shows front row, from left: Mr Charles Mok; Mr Lau Kwok-fan; Mr Holden Chow; Mr Leung Kwok-hung; Mr Kenneth Leung; Mr Chan Han-pan; and Mr Shiu Ka-chun; middle row, from left: the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Enoch Lam; the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Mr Hon Chi-keung; Mr Yiu Si-wing; the Secretary for Development, Mr Eric Ma; Dr Helena Wong; the Deputy Chairman of the LegCo Panel on Development, Mr Kenneth Lau; Dr Lo Wai-kwok; Dr Elizabeth Quat; Ms Alice Mak; Mr Leung Che-cheung; and Mr Chan Kin-por; back row from left: Mr Paul Tse; and Ms Tanya Chan. 15APR17 PHOTO : ISD

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Kenneth Leung wants a proper explanation from the Macau authorities, especially after he was allowed to join a study trip to Guangdong province


It’s unbelievable: Hong Kong pan-democrat denied entry to Macau

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Kenneth Leung wants a proper explanation from the Macau authorities, especially after he was allowed to join a study trip to Guangdong province

Kenneth Leung wants a proper explanation from the Macau authorities, especially after he was allowed to join a study trip to Guangdong province