Hong Kong Leader Declines to Clarify Why British Journalist Forced to Leave

Hong Kong Leader Declines to Clarify Why British Journalist Forced to Leave
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends the opening ceremony of Art Basel Hong Kong in Hong Kong, China on March 27, 2018. Bobby Yip/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Oct. 9 would not explain why authorities rejected a work visa renewal for a prominent British journalist, in an unprecedented case that has tarnished the city’s reputation and stoked outrage.

Victor Mallet, the Asia editor for the Financial Times newspaper, who has been based in Hong Kong for the past two years, was told last week his work visa would not be renewed.