UK MP barred from Hong Kong urges reciprocal ban on China politicians

Citing British Steel, Hobhouse says London must publish risks of trading with China

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British parliamentarian Wera Hobhouse holds up a document from Hong Kong authorities banning her entry. (Photo by Kris Cheng)

KRIS CHENG

LONDON -- British lawmaker Wera Hobhouse has called on the U.K. government to impose reciprocal entry bans on some Chinese politicians, after she was barred without explanation from entering Hong Kong in early April.

Hobhouse, 65, said she is the first member of Parliament to be denied entry to Hong Kong since the former colony's handover to China in 1997. The politician from the Liberal Democrats party had planned a 10-day trip to visit her son and his family.

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