Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong refused entry to a senior Financial Times journalist Thursday hours after an arts centre hosting the city's high-profile literary festival cancelled appearances by exiled Chinese writer Ma Jian, as Beijing tightens its grip.
Asia news editor Victor Mallet had already had his work visa renewal denied last month and had left semi-autonomous Hong Kong, but the British national was barred by immigration Thursday when he tried to come back in as a visitor, according to a report in the FT.
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