From South Asia to Hong Kong via mainland China popular route for people who want to enter city illegally, ethnic minority community leader says

Travelling from South Asia through mainland China to Hong Kong is a popular route for people who want to enter the city illegally, an ethnic minority community leader has said just a day after police revealed the arrest of 19 Pakistanis, including nine rescued from a deserted island.

The Pakistani community leader, who asked not to be identified, said on Tuesday he knew of some South Asians who had got into Hong Kong after they were successful in their application for a visa to the mainland.