Directors of US Business Group in Hong Kong Denied Entry to Macau as Diplomatic Tensions Escalate

Directors of US Business Group in Hong Kong Denied Entry to Macau as Diplomatic Tensions Escalate
View of hotels and casinos in Macau on June 18, 2019. HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP via Getty Images
Eva Fu
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The directors of an influential U.S. business group in Hong Kong were refused entry to Macau on Dec. 7 after several hours of detention at customs.

Tara Joseph and Robert Grieves, president and chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (AmCham) respectively, were separately prevented from entering the nearby city of Macau, a former Portuguese colony, where they were due for the annual AmCham Macau Ball, according to a Dec. 7 statement.

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Eva Fu is an award-winning, New York-based journalist for The Epoch Times focusing on U.S. politics, U.S.-China relations, religious freedom, and human rights. Contact Eva at [email protected]
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