Wu Chi-wai, ex-chairman of the Democratic Party, was reportedly stopped at Heathrow Airport after arriving in the UK with a British National (Overseas) passport. According to The Times, citing friends, he was informed by an immigration officer that his passport would be confiscated and that he would be sent back to Hong Kong within seven days.
Wu had recently been released from a Hong Kong prison in late June after serving time in a high-profile subversion case. He had sought asylum in the UK, hoping to use the BN(O) passport scheme to secure residency. But the reported denial of his entry marked a clear departure from the treatment of other Hong Kong activists, including Nathan Law Kwun-chung and Simon Cheng Man-kit, who have been permitted to settle in the UK.
Paul Harris, former chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, confirmed to The Times that Wu had been detained at Heathrow. Under the BN(O) visa rules, eligible holders can live, work, and study in the UK, with a path to citizenship after five years.