Culture · Expo cancellationHong Kong adult expo cancelled; immigration officials dispute entry refusalsAired November 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:00Hong Kong Adult Expo cancelled.0:02Immigration officials dispute entry refusals.0:07Organizers cancelled Hong Kong's Adult Expo two days before opening.0:10Fans who paid to meet visiting performers have been promised full ticket refunds.0:14The entire three-day show and its media preview are off, but whether immigration0:18problems forced the cancellation is disputed by performers in the immigration0:21department.0:22MegaFans Expo2026 was due to take place at the Regal Airport Hotel.0:26The dispute centers on what happened to visiting Japanese adult video performers and0:31their traveling teams at Hong Kong International Airport.0:34AEE group confirmed the cancellation on November11 th.0:37That left just two days before the public opening, and one day before the planned0:42media preview.0:43The November12 preview was cancelled along with the main event scheduled for0:46November13 th through15 th.0:47The decision wiped out the Friday two Sunday program rather than moving a single0:52performer's appearance.0:53Ticketing platform KK Day told customers that a problem involving the artist group's0:57entry to Hong Kong had caused the cancellation.0:59The organizer's own notice gave no reason.1:02KK Day also promised full refunds of ticket orders.1:05AE Group made a narrower commitment saying refund arrangements would come later1:08through official channels.1:09Customers therefore have a full refund promise from the ticket seller, while the1:13organizer has deferred the details.1:15Japanese performer Hibiki Otsuki said she had arrived in Hong Kong, but her manager,1:20staff, and fellow performers were refused entry.1:22She said they had to return to Japan, and she didn't know why they had been turned1:26away.1:26The immigration department disputes the refusal account.1:29It says people connected with the expo learned the event had been cancelled, then1:33chose to leave Hong Kong.1:34The department says they weren't refused admission.1:37That puts the cause and the order of events in dispute.1:40KK Day links the cancellation to an entry problem.1:42Immigration officials described the cancellation happening before the decision to1:46leave.1:46Those explanations haven't been reconciled.1:49KK Day advertised admission from sixty one US dollars and eighteen cents.1:53Handshake, autograph and photo sessions required additional interaction tickets.1:56The program was built around meeting the visiting performers.1:59Making their attendance central to what fans were buying.2:02Subscribe to this channel as we follow the organizers' promised explanation and the2:06ticket refund arrangements.2:08The expo advertised twenty-eight Japanese actresses, a figure also used on the2:12organizer's website.2:13Nearly thirty performers were reportedly refused entry.2:15That refusal figure remains disputed.2:17The advertised cast size doesn't tell us how many people encountered immigration2:21problems.2:21Otsuki's account describes disruption to her own traveling team.2:25It doesn't give a complete headcount of affected arrivals.2:28The immigration department's response challenges the broader claim that performers2:31were turned away without resolving the difference between her account and its own.2:35AEE Group director Tsai Y some promised a later announcement when reached by phone2:39on November11 .2:41He said it wasn't convenient to talk.2:42When asked whether the cancellation involved performers being refused entry, he2:46ended the call.2:47AEE Group still hasn't explained why it cancelled the show.2:50The cancellation is confirmed, but the competing accounts don't settle whether2:54immigration refusals caused it.2:56For customers, KK Day's full refund promise covers ticket orders.3:00It doesn't promise compensation for flights or hotel stays.3:03KK Day hasn't said when or how those refunds will arrive, and AEE Group says its3:08refund arrangements will be announced later through official channels.Story timelineHeyDex
