{
  "id": 784138,
  "title": "UK rules out deporting ex-Hong Kong opposition leader after entry hiccup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/uk-rules-out-deporting-ex-hong-kong-opposition-leader-after-entry-784138",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3363955/uk-rules-out-deporting-ex-hong-kong-opposition-leader-after-entry-hiccup"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Former Hong Kong opposition leader Wu Chi-wai, who has been granted permission to enter the United Kingdom, will not be deported despite earlier complications in his attempt to settle in the country, the British immigration minister has confirmed. In a written reply on Thursday to former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten, UK Minister for Migration and Citizenship Jo White stressed that overseas convictions should not lead to the automatic refusal of settlement applications under the British National (Overseas) route. Wu, former chairman of the now-defunct Democratic Party and an ex-lawmaker, was initially refused entry at London Heathrow Airport earlier this month before being granted temporary admission. He was released from a Hong Kong prison in late June after serving four years and five months in a landmark subversion case linked to his role in a 2020 unofficial primary election.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "UK rules out deporting ex-Hong Kong opposition leader after entry hiccup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/uk-rules-out-deporting-ex-hong-kong-opposition-leader-after-entry",
        "published": "2026-08-13T16:04:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}