Hong Kong media reported that after an Associated Press, a French photographer in Hong Kong, applied for a Hong Kong work visa to be rejected earlier, and was refused to enter Hong Kong at the Hong Kong International Airport in the middle of this month.
The Ming Pao reported on Monday (September 23) that the original visa of the photographer expired in the first half of this year, and then applied for a work visa to continue staying in Hong Kong, but was rejected in the middle of this year.The reporter tried to enter Hong Kong as a visitor last week. After being questioned at the airport, he was refused to enter the country and repatriated France.
According to the current regulations, French citizens can enter Hong Kong for no more than 90 days.According to reports, the French side has submitted to the Hong Kong government.
Ming Pao said that the photographer had taken a photo of Li Zhiying, the founder of One Media for the Associated Press.Li Zhiying was arrested in violation of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020.
A spokesman for the Associated Press replied to report that for the reporter's work pride in Hong Kong, the Associated Press continued to operate in Hong Kong and handled the next step with the reporters involved.
The report also quoted multiple industry sources that since 2020, when foreign media reporters apply for a work visa in Hong Kong, they receive official questionnaires from time to time, including the content of the past interview reports.
The Hong Kong Photography Reporter Association said that understanding that the law enforcement department will take different law enforcement considerations according to different situations, but in recent years, media workers have been heard when they are refused to enter the country.The association recommends that the official can be closely related to the news industry and provide more open and transparent visa license standards to maintain the good and positive image freedom image of Hong Kong.
