Glitter has suffered ill-health in prison
Convicted paedophile and ex-pop star Gary Glitter has been refused entry to Hong Kong after being deported from Bangkok in Thailand.
Chinese authorities informed the UK Foreign Office they had barred Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, 64, after his arrival at 11pm local time (1600 BST).
Earlier he was deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls.
He flew to Hong Kong from Bangkok after refusing to catch a flight to the UK.
He had boarded a Thai Airways flight to Chinese territory Hong Kong after Thai authorities refused him entry and threatened to deport him to Britain.
Glitter has suffered ill-health in prison
Convicted paedophile and ex-pop star Gary Glitter has been refused entry to Hong Kong after being deported from Bangkok in Thailand.
Chinese authorities informed the UK Foreign Office they had barred Glitter, real name Paul Gadd, 64, after his arrival at 11pm local time (1600 BST).
Earlier he was deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls.
He flew to Hong Kong from Bangkok after refusing to catch a flight to the UK.
He had boarded a Thai Airways flight to Chinese territory Hong Kong after Thai authorities refused him entry and threatened to deport him to Britain.
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