From the airport to the venue, it takes at least an hour and a half. If you're any later, you won't even have a chance to make it to the venue. What's more, for the red carpet, you can't just show up in a t-shirt and jeans; at the very least, you'll need some makeup. Other female celebrities would love to dress as the most glamorous at the whole venue, and they definitely need to prepare in advance.
Various media outlets are using their connections to ask the organizing committee from all angles.
The answer they're getting is always: We don't know.
Actually, Bo Yan didn't have any problems; he wasn't speeding, chasing, or running red lights. He is a proper victim and can participate in the event. But Xia Siyu's situation is hard to say. Though she was fined, and her license was revoked, and the punishment given, she was at the center of the storm, and the officials might worry about the impact of this incident and temporarily "shelve" her for a while.
