Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam leaves after delivering her policy speech at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, China October 11, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's leader denied on Friday that China had taken over immigration controls in the city after a British activist was refused entry, but she couldn't rule out barring even the last colonial governor and frequent China critic, Chris Patten.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam defended Hong Kong's autonomy amid deepening questions over the Chinese-ruled financial hub's reputation as a free and international city, after a Conservative Party rights activist, Benedict Rogers, was barred from entering on Wednesday.
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