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Mia Farrow Quizzed at Hong Kong Airport

Posted May 1, 08 5:01 AM CDT in Arts & Living,  World 

(Newser) – Activist actress Mia Farrow was allowed into Hong Kong today after authorities questioned her and told her not to disrupt tomorrow's Olympic torch relay, AP reports. Farrow is an outspoken critic of China's policy on Darfur and plans a speech tomorrow night on the issue. Several activists have been barred from the former colony in recent days, and Farrow's visit was seen as another test of the city's freedoms.

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Internationally famed actress and activist Mia Farrow speaks to media holding her "permission to enter" paper from immigration as she arrives at the airport in Hong Kong, Thursday, May 1, 2008.   (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Internationally famed actress and activist Mia Farrow, center, waves to fans and media as she arrives at the airport in Hong Kong, Thursday, May 1, 2008.   (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Internationally famed actress and activist Mia Farrow arrives at the airport in Hong Kong, Thursday, May 1, 2008.   (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Internationally famed activist actress Mia Farrow speaks to media as she arrives at the airport in Hong Kong today.   (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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