Ukrainians Are Being Mass-Denied Entry to Hong Kong and Questioned Upon Arrival. Russian Media Propaganda May Be the Cause
They are not allowed to leave the airport and are being prepared for deportation.
Several Ukrainians were detained upon arrival in Hong Kong and are not being allowed to leave the airport, apparently in preparation for deportation.
Ekaterina Samara, who was affected, contacted TK Media and described the situation.
"At passport control, they didn't even open my passport. They saw that it was Ukraine, took out some questionnaire and called over senior officers. They took me to an interrogation room and held me for two hours, asking everything. I had everything, they checked it all. Then they took me somewhere through the whole airport, did not let me connect to Wi-Fi and did not say where they were taking me. In the end they brought me to a gloomy room and told me to sign a paper saying I cannot enter Hong Kong. They said I did not meet the visa requirements.
Since 10 a.m. today, another 10 Ukrainians have been added for the same reason. Without opening their passports, they were sent for questioning and then deportation, supposedly because they did not meet the requirements. Meanwhile, a couple from Kazakhstan was held in the interrogation room with me; they did not have hotel reservations, they were given Wi-Fi, booked on the spot and were let through. So I am sure it is about the Ukrainian passport".
On Twitter, Ekaterina Samara linked this attitude to the recent arrival in Hong Kong of "Azov" members. "Remember the recent photos of Azov members at a rally in Hong Kong? Ukrainians are not being let in! This is not a false alarm, absolutely everyone is being deported".
This likely refers to activists of the public organization Honor, who did travel to Hong Kong and posted photos and videos against the backdrop of the protests.
Russian media and the Chinese publication Global Times, which represents Kremlin interests in China, called them "neo-Nazis".
Russian propaganda television also did not stay on the sidelines.
Ukrainians can enter Hong Kong without a visa for up to 14 days.
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