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Ex-Hong Kong Opposition Leader Wu Chi-Wai Enters UK for Asylum After Border Detention – Report

The former Hong Kong opposition leader sought asylum after a 10-hour border detention and was later admitted under the UK’s BN(O) visa route.

The former leader of Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party Wu Chi-wai has reportedly entered the UK to seek asylum after being detained at Heathrow Airport, where he was initially told he would be deported, according to media reports.

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Wu Chi-wai was released from a Hong Kong prison last month after serving a sentence for conspiracy to commit subversion in the case known as "Hong Kong 47".

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Wu was the 20th accused of completing the sentence in a case involving 47 Democrats accused of planning a constitutional crisis through unofficial primary elections in 2020

·Portugal
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Former Democratic Party leader Wu Chi-wai, who was released from prison last month after serving his sentence in the case involving 47 people, recently arrived at London Heathrow Airport with his British National (Overseas) passport (BNO) but was detained by immigration authorities and was initially told he would be deported to Hong Kong within seven days. It is understood that Wu was detained at the airport for over 10 hours before finally bein…

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South China Morning Post broke the news in Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Thursday, July 23, 2026.
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