WorldBEIJING (Reuters) - China has summoned a British official in Beijing and lodged “stern representations” about recent comments from London expressing concern about a British rights activist being denied entry to Hong Kong, it said on Friday. He was denied entry to Hong Kong on Oct. 11. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang reiterated that Hong Kong is part of China, and the central government handles Hong Kong’s foreign affairs and Beijing and Hong Kong decide who to let in or not as a matter of Chinese sovereignty. “I must to stress here that Hong Kong matters are purely an internal affair of China‘s. Last week, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said London needed an explanation from Hong Kong and Beijing about the treatment of Rogers.

Source: Sunday Times October 20, 2017 08:15 UTC