Japanese Photographer Denied Entry into Hong Kong After Exhibition on 2019 Pro-Democracy Movement

January 17th, 2023

Awake Goy

A Japanese photographer was refused entry into Hong Kong after she displayed her photos at an exhibition in Japan documenting the 2019 pro-democracy movement activities in Hong Kong.
According to her Facebook post on Jan. 5, Michiko Kiseki, a Japanese photographer, who had planned to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong, was refused entry into the city when she arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport on Dec. 30, 2022.
She was repatriated to Japan the next day.
Kiseki was surprised by the incident and said this might be her last time visiting Hong Kong as she felt that “Hong Kong has lost its freedom.”… Source