No one wants Glitter

2008-08-20 21:48

Hong Kong - British glam rocker Gary Glitter, who served nearly three years in a Vietnamese prison for molesting children, was denied entry to Hong Kong after refusing to return to England, officials said on Wednesday.

Glitter flew to Hong Kong on Wednesday night after staying in the transit area of Bangkok's international airport for several hours.

"The Chinese authorities have informed us that they have refused Paul Gadd entry into Hong Kong," a spokesperson for Britain's Foreign Office said.

Glitter's real name is Paul Francis Gadd.

"It's a matter for the Chinese authorities what happens next," she said.

In a statement, the Hong Kong government said it didn't comment on individual cases, but that immigration officials would "take into consideration all relevant factors and circumstances when processing applications".

It was the third country to bar Glitter in the last two days.

On Tuesday night, Glitter was taken from his prison cell to a flight out of Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. He had been booked to change planes in Bangkok en route to London.

He refused to board a flight to England, however, complaining of an earache.

Thai authorities would not allow him to pass through immigration, leaving him in limbo.

- AP