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摘要

Many people visit Macau in search of sinful things to do. The tiny city next door to Hong Kong is Asia's capital of gambling and decadent fun. However, Johannes Chan, dean of the University of Hong Kong's law faculty, visiting for a far more austere purpose, found the self-governing Chinese enclave less than hospitable. On February 27th he took the one-hour hydrofoil ride to give a lecture at a university. But he was turned away on arrival, when an immigration official found his name on a list of banned visitors. Mr Chan is not alone. In the past year Macau has denied entry to several other potentially bothersome visitors from Hong Kong, including a pro-Tibet student activist, a press photographer and members of its Legislative Council.