Two Saudi sisters are pleading with Hong Kong authorities to allow them to remain as 'tolerated overstayers' while they seek 'emergency rescue visas to a third country'.
Two Saudi sisters marooned in Hong Kong after fleeing their family appealed to authorities not to deport them while they seek sanctuary in a third country as the clock ticked down Thursday on their permission to stay.
As that deadline loomed they issued a fresh appeal on Thursday asking authorities to allow them to remain as"tolerated overstayers" while they seek"emergency rescue visas to a third country".The siblings are the latest example of Saudi women escaping the ultra-conservative kingdom only to find themselves stranded in foreign cities and making public appeals for their safety.
Fearful they might be abducted, they entered Hong Kong as visitors where they say they have had to change locations 13 times to stay hidden. Their passports were later revoked. The two women told AFP last week that chronic physical abuse by male family members prompted them to flee.Their testimony cannot be independently verified and Saudi authorities have yet to comment on their allegations.
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