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| Former pop star Gary Glitter has left Bangkok on a flight to Hong Kong, Thai police have said. | Former pop star Gary Glitter has left Bangkok on a flight to Hong Kong, Thai police have said. |
| He was earlier deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls. | He was earlier deported from Vietnam after spending almost three years in jail for sexually abusing two girls. |
| Glitter, 64, real name Paul Francis Gadd, arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, to catch a connecting flight to the UK. | Glitter, 64, real name Paul Francis Gadd, arrived in Bangkok, Thailand, to catch a connecting flight to the UK. |
| But he boarded a Thai Airways flight to the Chinese territory Hong Kong after refusing to leave Bangkok airport to return to the UK, police said. | |
| Thai immigration officials had barred him from entering Thailand after he said he wanted to remain in the country or go to another Asian country. | |
| The Home Office has confirmed Glitter was issued with a new British passport in recent months, which will make it easier for him to enter a third country. | |
| Medical plea | |
| Glitter sold millions of records as a glam rock star in the 1970s, with hits including I'm the Leader of the Gang. | Glitter sold millions of records as a glam rock star in the 1970s, with hits including I'm the Leader of the Gang. |
| Thai police had earlier told Reuters news agency they would be "deporting him to his home country, England, unconditionally". | |
| Gary Glitter walking through Bangkok airport terminal | |
| He was refused entry to Thailand at Bangkok airport despite a plea for medical treatment, saying he was suffering a heart attack. | |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head said a British police officer accompanying Glitter had been unable to persuade him to board the plane to the UK. | The BBC's Jonathan Head said a British police officer accompanying Glitter had been unable to persuade him to board the plane to the UK. |
| He said police were advising the disgraced star he had no choice but to return to Britain. | He said police were advising the disgraced star he had no choice but to return to Britain. |
| I think these [new paedophile controls] are sensible and proportional ways of toughening up what is already a very tough system Home Secretary Jacqui Smith Q&A Managing UK sex offenders | I think these [new paedophile controls] are sensible and proportional ways of toughening up what is already a very tough system Home Secretary Jacqui Smith Q&A Managing UK sex offenders |
| If he returned to the UK, he would be met at the airport by police and required to sign the sex offenders register. | |
| He would then be subject to monitoring and will have to tell the police where he planned to live and if he planned to go abroad. He could also face an order prohibiting him from going near children or using the internet. | |
| Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said on Tuesday it was her view that Glitter should be given a Foreign Travel Order (FTO) banning him from overseas travel. | |
| Travel bans | Travel bans |
| Ms Smith has also announced plans to tighten controls on the movements of paedophiles. | Ms Smith has also announced plans to tighten controls on the movements of paedophiles. |
| Proposed measures include increasing the length of time an FTO can apply from six months to up to five years, and automatically confiscating the passport of anyone subject to an order. | Proposed measures include increasing the length of time an FTO can apply from six months to up to five years, and automatically confiscating the passport of anyone subject to an order. |
| At present, police are only allowed to rely on evidence from the previous six months about the risk an individual poses, but that time period would also be extended under the plans. | At present, police are only allowed to rely on evidence from the previous six months about the risk an individual poses, but that time period would also be extended under the plans. |
| "I think these are sensible and proportional ways of toughening up what is already a very tough system. I think that's what we owe to children in this country and to children abroad," Ms Smith said. | "I think these are sensible and proportional ways of toughening up what is already a very tough system. I think that's what we owe to children in this country and to children abroad," Ms Smith said. |
| The home secretary's announcement came after children's charity Ecpat UK accused the government of "turning a blind eye" to British sex tourists. | The home secretary's announcement came after children's charity Ecpat UK accused the government of "turning a blind eye" to British sex tourists. |
| The charity said it was too easy for nationals convicted abroad to stay under the radar of British police upon their return. | The charity said it was too easy for nationals convicted abroad to stay under the radar of British police upon their return. |