Hong Kong Man with Asperger’s Syndrome Refused Entry to Macau for Remarks on Public Affairs

Tsang Hing-kwong, a Hong Kong citizen with Asperger’s syndrome, was held for over six hours by Macau authorities on arrival on Jan. 11 over his past and recent FB posts and deported the same evening. Tsang Hing-kwong FB page

Tsang Hing-kwong, a Hong Kong citizen diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, was unexpectedly held for questioning on arrival in Macau on Jan. 11. He was accused of “seditious (online) remarks” and was deported the same evening.

Tsang recounted the incident in a Facebook post on the afternoon of Jan. 13. he recalled taking the ferry from Hong Kong to Macau on the morning of Jan. 11, arriving at Taipa Pac On Terminal at around 11:45 a.m., but failed to check himself through one of those automated electronic custom checkpoints as he usually does.