Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, who is visiting Hong Kong for his daughter’s graduation, has thanked Chinese authorities for shielding her from British journalists.

THE daughter of Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe is studying at a university in Hong Kong under an assumed name, a newspaper said yesterday.

A human rights activist today urged Hong Kong to deport the daughter of Robert Mugabe if it is confirmed she is studying at a local university and the Zimbabwean president is funding her education.