A new immigration system to bar “undesirables” from boarding flights to Hong Kong has come into effect, three years after related changes to the city’s immigration laws sparked fears of entry and exit bans. Hong Kong’s Immigration Department announced that the Advance Passenger Information (API) system had been implemented on Tuesday, enabling the department to “further enhance its passenger clearance” and “to prevent undesirables, including potential non-refoulement claimants, from boarding flights heading to Hong Kong.” Under the new system, all aircraft operators are required to transfer da…
