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.....briefly questioned at Chep Lap Kok airport on Thursday before officials allowed her to enter the territory to give a speech criticising China’s relations with Sudan.

Officials let Ms Farrow enter Hong Kong after they asked her not to disrupt the Olympic torch relay on Friday, said Jill Savitt, an activist travelling with the actress.

“They told us what an honour it was for Hong Kong to have the torch relay, so we said we had never intended to and we would not” disrupt it, Ms Savitt told reporters.

Ms Farrow’s visit to Hong Kong was seen as a test of how free the city dared to be while hosting the torch. Officials were under great pressure to ensure a trouble-free relay, and they had deported several activists upon arrival who planned to protest during the Olympic torch relay, scheduled for Friday.

Blocking Ms Farrow from entering Hong Kong would have attracted strong criticism and sullied the city’s reputation for being a base for civil liberties in China.

She plans to speak about Sudan on Friday at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club and possibly join a torch relay protest.