多名华人旅客在英国边境遭长时间扣留盘查、手机被查扣 中方已向英方提出严正交涉
伦敦——据新华社10月20日报道，近日接连发生多起华人旅客在出入英国国境时，被英边境执法人员长时间扣留、盘查的个案，其随身携带的手机等电子设备也被查扣。案件所涉人员有访英经贸团组人员、因私来英探亲人员以及普通游客。
报道称，英边境执法人员声称系依据英国《2019年反恐怖主义和边境安全法》有关规定采取行动。中方对此严重关切，已向英方提出严正交涉，并表示将继续敦促英方停止任意扣留、盘查华人旅客的行为，全力维护在英华人的人身安全和正当合法权益。
这意味着，近期出入英国国境的华人旅客，可能在边境面临长时间盘查，手机等电子设备也可能被查扣；英方执法人员盘查时援引的依据，是上述反恐与边境安全法律的有关规定。
Chinese Travellers Held for Hours, Phones Seized at UK Borders; Beijing Lodges Stern Representations
London — Multiple Chinese travellers entering or leaving the United Kingdom have in recent days been held and questioned for long periods by British border enforcement officers, and mobile phones and other electronic devices they carried were seized, Xinhua reported on October 20. Those involved included members of visiting Chinese trade delegations, people travelling privately to visit relatives, and ordinary tourists.
According to the report, British border officers said they were acting under the UK's Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. China expressed serious concern and lodged stern representations with the British side, saying it would continue to urge the UK to stop arbitrarily detaining and questioning Chinese travellers, and would make every effort to safeguard the personal safety and legitimate rights and interests of Chinese residents in Britain.
In practical terms, Chinese travellers crossing the UK border in the near term may face lengthy questioning, and phones and other electronic devices may be seized, with officers citing the counter-terrorism and border security legislation as the basis for the checks.
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图片来源：图：位于伦敦波特兰坊（Portland Place）的中国驻英国大使馆大楼屋顶及天线（资料图，非事件现场）。摄影：Metro Centric，CC BY 2.0（经维基共享资源）。 / The rooftop and antenna of the Chinese Embassy building on Portland Place, London (file photo, not the scene of the incidents). Photo by Metro Centric, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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