香港前民主黨主席胡志偉遭英國邊防拒絕入境，引起數千名因香港社運被判刑人士的擔憂。[1]這一事件凸顯了英國入境政策對政治犯的處理方式，引發在英港人及被判囚者的批評。
根據公開數據，香港警方因2019年反修例運動已至少拘捕1萬279人，[1]其中近3000人被控參與暴動、非法集結及持有攻擊性武器等罪名。[1]自「港區國安法」實施超過6年以來，港府以涉嫌危害國家安全罪名拘捕403人，超過200人被檢控。[1]胡志偉與岑子傑因「民主派初選」案同樣被判囚4年3個月，[1]而陳皓桓則因涉及五宗未經批准集結案被判監一年半。[1]
對於英國的入境做法，被判囚者提出了具體建議。岑子傑建議英國設立入境「白名單」，讓政治案件被判囚者完成審查後可享受與其他港人相同的入境待遇。[1]陳皓桓指出，胡志偉持有英國國民（海外）護照（BNO）但仍遭扣查，質疑英國做法與其支持香港人的立場相違。[1]
Former Hong Kong Democratic Party chairman Hu Chi-wai faced refusal of entry at the UK border, an incident that has sparked alarm among thousands of politically convicted individuals from the territory [1]. The case has highlighted tensions between British immigration policies and stated support for Hong Kong activists fleeing political persecution.
Hu Chi-wai holds a British National (Overseas) passport but was still detained during border checks [1]. He was convicted alongside Ts'an Tze-kit to four years and three months imprisonment in connection with the "Democratic primary case" [1]. The broader context reveals the scale of political repression in Hong Kong: since the 2019 anti-extradition law protests and the implementation of the National Security Law, police have arrested at least 10,279 people, with nearly 3,000 charged with rioting, unlawful assembly, and weapons offenses [1]. Over 200 individuals have been prosecuted under the National Security Law itself since its enactment more than six years ago [1].
Hong Kong activists in the UK and convicted prisoners have criticized the British approach as contradicting stated support for Hong Kong people, arguing it undermines the protection offered to those fleeing political persecution [1]. Chan Ho-wun, who served 18 months imprisonment for involvement in five unauthorized assembly cases [1], and others have called on Britain to establish an entry "whitelist" allowing politically convicted individuals to complete security screening before being granted the same border treatment as other Hong Kong residents [1].