Third Hong Kong pan-democrat denied entry into Macau

Andy Yu Tak-po says he was detained for two hours as he entered Macau to help lead a tour group

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Andy Yu Tak-po was denied entry into Macau on Sunday morning. Photo: Nora Tam

Published: 5:20pm, 3 Sep 2017Updated: 5:27pm, 3 Sep 2017

Civic Party district councillor Andy Yu Tak-po was denied entry into Macau on Sunday morning, making him the third Hong Kong pan-democrat to face similar treatment ahead of Macau’s Legislative Assembly election on September 17.

The Macau authorities recently came under fire for barring four Hong Kong journalists – including South China Morning Post photographer Felix Wong – from entering on August 26, after the worst storm to hit the casino hub in more than 50 years left 10 dead and more than 200 injured in the former Portuguese enclave.

Civic Party district councillor Andy Yu Tak-po. Photo: Edmond So

Yu, a 25-year-old member of the Yau Tsim Mong district council, told the Post he was helping to lead a group of about 60 Hong Kong residents for a day tour of Macau, when he was detained by immigration officers for about two hours at the Taipa ferry terminal.

“We arrived at Taipa at about 10am, but I was kept in a room at the terminal until I was told to leave by ferry at 12.30pm,” Yu said.

He was asked to sign an entry refusal notification, which explained that “there are strong references that you intend to enter the Macau SAR to participate in certain activities which may jeopardise the public security or public order of the Macau SAR”.

Yu said he was angry because “the so-called reason was inconsistent with facts”.