PETALING JAYA: The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia says it will take all efforts to ensure that the legitimate rights and interests of its citizens are protected while they are in Malaysia.
In a statement on Saturday (July 1), the embassy said it was investigating recent media reports of a Chinese citizen's predicament at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
"We have noticed the news reports and are checking with all relevant parties for further information.
"The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia attaches great importance and makes every effort to protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens in Malaysia," it said.
Prior to this, Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing had said he had to personally step in to help an employee of a China-based media company who was held up by Immigration officers at KLIA upon her arrival from Shenzhen on Thursday (June 29).
The woman claimed that she was denied entry by Immigration officers although her travel documents were in order.
She further alleged that she was asked to pay several thousand ringgit to be granted entry.
The woman is said to have arrived in Malaysia with her superior, a senior official of a Chinese government-owned TV station.
Tiong also said Immigration officers told him there was a language barrier and the matter was a misunderstanding between them and the Chinese woman.
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