The Saudi consulate in Hong Kong did not respond to a request from Reuters for comment on Friday. In November, the Hong Kong Immigration Department told them their Saudi passports had been invalidated and they could only stay in the city until February 28. UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, said in an email to Reuters it does not decide refugee status in Hong Kong and cannot comment on individual cases. Police in Hong Kong, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997, said only that they had received a report from “two expatriate women” and were investigating, but did not elaborate. The Hong Kong Immigration Department said it would not comment on individual cases.

Source: bd News24 February 22, 2019 07:52 UTC