Controversial French comedian Dieudonne was being held at Hong Kong airport Thursday after flying in to give performancesin the city, with his production company saying he was likely to be deported, AFP reports.
The comedian, who has been repeatedly convicted in France for anti-Semitic remarks, arrived in Hong Kong early Thursday and had been held for seven hours by immigration officers at the airport, his lawyer Sanjay Mirabeau said.
It was not immediately clear why he had been stopped or on what grounds he could be deported.