London, July 27, 2026 (AFP) - UK grants half-year stay to ex-Hong Kong opposition figure: lawyer

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2026-07-27

The UK government has granted a former pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmaker a six-month stay after telling him he faced imminent removal, his lawyer and a rights group said Monday. Wu Chi-wai, 63, who holds a British National (Overseas) passport, was held shortly after landing at Heathrow airport last week and his lawyer told AFP that he was due to be removed on Wednesday. Wu, a former lawmaker and leader of the now-disbanded Democratic Party, was re......

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