AN outspoken Hong Kong lawmaker said he was detained Thursday at the China border while trying to fly to Beijing to push for full democracy as Chinese officials discussed political reforms in Hong Kong.

Legislator Leung Kwok-hung said he was among four democrats who were detained for about 30 minutes at the border with the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, from where they planned to fly to Beijing.

They were taken away by 20 plainclothes Chinese police at the border where they were searched and detained, Mr Leung said.

Mr Leung and two of the other activists who are barred from China because of their political involvement were refused entry.

Mr Leung, nicknamed "Long Hair" for his waist-length tresses, said the officers confiscated their banners and petition letters they planned to hand to Chinese officials in Beijing before being sent back to Hong Kong.

Law Jou was the only activist who held valid a t...

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