UK proposes rights for HK special passport holders

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UK could offer 'pathway to citizenship' for Hong Kong's British passport holders

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The UK could offer British National passport holders in Hong Kong a path to UK citizenship if China does not suspend plans for a security law in the territory, UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says.They have the right to visit the UK for up to six months without a visa.

Announcing the possible change in policy, Mr Raab said the six-month limit on stays in the UK for BNO holders would be scrapped. China might not mind if some pro-democracy campaigners escape to the UK but the flight of talented wealth creators would be of concern, our correspondent says.Mr Raab says time limits on visits by Hong Kong BNO holders could be scrapped

Referring to the security law, she told the BBC:"This is the latest in a series of attempts by China to start to erode the joint declaration which Britain co-signed with the Chinese government when we handed over Hong Kong, and protected its special status."Former Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the UK should bring together a coalition of countries to avoid a tragedy in the territory.

On Thursday Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official spokesman told a Westminster briefing:"We are deeply concerned about China's legislation related to national security in Hong Kong.

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Pathways to citizenships? To Zimbabwe?

Fantastic news!!! Please take these thugs, then hk can be totally out of the control from foreign powers !

If we were going to offer citizenship to HK nationals should have been done before handover, as part of the deal, now it’s just bravado standing up to Chinese - a big mistake imo

Asia UK forgot to offer indian who residing in Malaysia but intend to Hong Kong ppl. Why not show the same interest?Indian was brought in for hard manual job & they was left there before exit.Why not provide similar package? Colonizer has mess the world but today champion for fairness

BBCWorld Not in 1842 ? Not before 1997 But today ? Believe it NOT a Joke

The UK needs unskilled workers now . Out the Europeans and in the Hongkongers 🙇‍♀️

BBCWorld Please stop messing with their minds-the brits have enough on their plates.

Why HongKong need to be part of China, why not they become state like Taiwan?

How about stop the chinese communist party from commiting these atrocities instead of introducing a cowardice solution.

Great so we’re inviting people who think it’s ok to set someone alight, beat up the old and the women, and then propel petrol bombs and arrows at the police. Yup we really want then here

Here we get it wrong again by thinking China would be very angry if we give HK residents right to settle in UK. Apart from the usual 'don't interfere in China internal affairs' statement, I believe China is happy for UK to receive people who want to leave HK.

And thus place itself on collision course with China

And where will they be housed? Shortage of homes already, this will create havoc!

BBCWorld Please issue passports to these HK people as soon as possible. China's current garbage sorting program needs such help

As a Hong Konger with an expired BNO. Yes, no thanks. I wouldn't trade Hong Kong for the UK. Many of the rioters won't qualify anyways, they are born after 97.

China held a vote in September 2020 and 103% of Hong Kong citizens voted for closer links with China. The UK should stay away.

World's fifth richest nation has the infrastructure in housing, medical facilities and welfare to room out the red carpet to wlecome HK Chinese and not to forget the millons of African and Commonwealth citizens

Right,just get out of China

BBCWorld pls, take them to UK

BBCWorld Good turnaround for every side tbh.

Why are the people you're helping doing this? Hurting innocent civilians? Isn't this a riot?

Goodbye! England! No more! Falling in a trap so easy!

This news will burn the CCPVirus party. CCP seems to want everything the sun so by doing this taking the cherry off the pie. China trying to distract off the covid19 mess they did is leading to all deliberate attempts else the docile chinese people will revolt. BorisJohnson

BBCWorld I think this is great relief for the people of Hong Kong because great Britain is one of the main stakeholders in this issue.

BBCWorld This sounds good that UK stand with Hong Kong's people because great Britain is one of the major parties in this issue

BBCWorld The man with glasses looks so stupid.

It’s only right after their role in this too.

BBCWorld 赶快把这些垃圾弄走啊,别光说不做哦

BBCWorld That’s i’ve been saying. HK is lost. Best to move to another country like Taiwan.

Well, they've only had since 1997. British nationals bit not british citizens. What a wonderful egalitarian society the UK is. Where it cant even keep its classism out of its citizenship. Tiered nationality.

Oh for goodness sake, unless there are plans to build an extension to our already overcrowded island.

BBCWorld UK was asked to give them citizenship back in '97 but was denied. We stole HK when China was down on its knees, and had to give it back with tail between legs. Its not ours to rule, not ours to decide. Let's deal with our own shit first. People are jobless, hungry and dying here.

BBCWorld Thanks for receiving these terrorists🤣🤣

BBCWorld Thank you to the UK, please take away all the colonial rubbish you have produced, so that we can have the hope of rebirth in Hong Kong!

放香港人走吧,没必要留着了,太恶心了,去了英国又能怎么样呢?

BBCWorld god bless those thugs find their place in UK

CCP happy to pay their flight tickets, brexit party voters will be enraged

Could be the dynamic entrepreneurial kick we need here. Hong Kongers work really hard.

Make all eligible Hong Kong citizens British citizens with the right of abode in Hongkong or the UK. Then you can complain to China every time they harass a British citizen! BorisJohnson

BBCWorld Don't worry, senior Tories will block this for sure.

BBCWorld

Is something seriously wrong with China’s thinking? Can China change rules, take what they want and doing so threaten others with “countermeasures”? Is China just plain criminals committing robbery? Is China showing the world, China is ruled by a concentration of psychopaths?

Don’t agree

UK always helping other countries.

If so, I really want that the British government can send a part of the terrorists in Hong Kong to the UK. Although part of them are BNO😉

BBCWorld maybe it’s a good news for HK

BBCWorld Interested to hear a brexiteers opinion on this.

BBCWorld Full support from China. Well done UK. That’s what I’m talking about of being a true colonizer. China need the island without cockroaches.

BBCWorld Did UK people agree?

They're responding.....

BBCWorld 快点接收吧。。。谢谢 啊哈哈哈哈 好消息好消息

Good.

What does this have to do with Hong Kong? Is this the point of the protesting? To leave their country?

BBCWorld

Who will want those junk? Only riches are welcome to UK. Bring your money or leave

No thanks

BBCWorld Good News for Hong Kong, let these riots to destroy British!

I’m pretty sure they’d get fucked over just like windrush, eu nationals, and anyone not of privilege, by this terrible administration. I welcome them all tho with open arms

BBCWorld 好多没有英国护照的手足怎么办?你们不打算管了吗?

How about that Fijian uk army vet? Will HK folks get the same kind of treatment?

300k British citizens living in Hong Kong?

In case China ruins HK; also in case the rioters ruin HK. No matter who has a greater chance of ruining it Hong Kong is in danger.

BBCWorld I think if given the choice ,they would prefer to remain In Hongkong , then come to Coronavirus riddled UK.

BBCWorld This sentence reeks of colonialism from beginning to end.

Don’t they think the country is full enough 🙄

BBCWorld As a Hong Konger, I thank Britain for taking these rioters. Leave us HK in peace! HKrioter

BBCWorld hahahahahahaha

300,000 stated in the FT, where are all the jobs not to mention accommodation?

I’d more than welcome 250,000 Hong Kong U.K. passport holders - Work ethic and people are tremendous- a great community- The EU then can concentrate on resetting for other areas .

BBCWorld HongKongStandWithMinneapolis

BBCWorld Its their dream to be under British colonisers again... The rest of Hong Kong would be happy the pro colonisers leave from their country and they themselves would get their wish come true.... Win win situation

Europe is for Europeans and Asia is for Asians. I think we’ve had enough immigration into Europe over the past 40 years no matter the political cause.

PMatthewsin Personally,I believe most HongKongers are not mainly asking to live in UK Because HongKong is our home But hope UK could further do more for us for the promise made in 1997 It's for the youths who don't have BNOs and contribute too much for HongKong StandWithHongKong

BBCWorld China should step in to protect African-Americans from Trump regime violence.

Pick them up for England quickly,PLEASE!

Just come from France via English Channel ,and you’ll guarantee money and a roof over ya head for life .

BBCWorld Why not?

Great news. The people of Hong Kong deserve our support. China is going to keep this authoritarian bullshit up, they won’t stop unless other countries stand together. Well done UK 🇬🇧

BBCWorld 1. As you said I rented my room of house to Uk person for many years, then the rent time is over, I don't want to rent. And UK person blame me and asked I can't give it to my son. Because I can't agree my son's words. Then he break the furniture, I can't beat but listen to you.

What did people expect when we handed the territory back to China? Long term the Chinese government was only going to pay lip service to the special status of Hong Kong. In hindsight independence would have been better.

Why don’t they just turn up in a dingy like everyone else?

Good, I would hope families are included in this too. Best to not let Priti Patel handle this as it will be chaos...

BBCWorld Quickly!

BBCWorld Please also make we Indians also your citizens,our Government is not doing anything for us

BBCWorld You can send all the people to England,now

Can we as uk citzens get a Hong Kong passport for our duty-free trips along with free holiday insurance ?

And drag us into war

BBCWorld Yup.. as I predicted people choose to migrate to other parts of the world rather than becoming victims.

BBCWorld Stop dreaming, the British will control Hong Kong people? Has Britain given democracy to Hong Kong?

BBCWorld Never mind that this country’s full and getting 200 illegal immigrants a week from France let’s bring the Chinese here as well. Nothing against the Chinese but this country is full

23 years late, Get on with it.

BBCWorld JUST DO IT

Yes, because we’ve got loads of room, housing, schools and infrastructure in this country for more people.

BBCWorld Come on, do it now! Can’t wait another day!

What a betrayal to Hong Kong by the Tory govt. what a shower.Pattens deal with the Chinese was utter betrayal. This govt has got no guts No honour This is utter shite by the establishment The tories have to go

and it should.

Let's trade, we'll take the British Passport holders and they can have Priti Patel.

This is a really decent thing to do and more importantly it's the right thing to do. Personally if I was one of them out be on my toes because China is not going to back down and that door could snap shut wherever they wish it to

Asia 感觉走吧,最自己的名族没有认同感,还帮着破坏民族和国家的稳定。

Why would the HK people want to leave their country they love and move to the UK? When will countries start sorting out China? What do they have to do before countries get tough?

DominicRaab pritipatel Do they have enough points under the new immigration system or are they different to every other asylum seeker? Are we getting back control of our borders or is this just fiction?

Good move from Britain👍

BBCWorld Hong Kong people are British as far as I'm concerned

Meaning free movement of the many kinds of viruses in the future!

People of Hong Kong are innocent UK has control over Hong Kong for over hundred years so UK must morally support them & impose sanctions on China if it harass the people of Hong Kong

BBCWorld from the pan into the fire...

Asia May be a good news to China and Hong Kong too

Any news of the USA riots? Looting Shops on fire Police stations on fire National Guard being called out ..

Tell them to go to France and jump in a dinghy, they won`t need one then.

passport holder with no citizenship? why the hell on the earth that means? 😂😂very colonial way,wow

Won't she have a problem with that

There is a nationwide rebellion taking place in the United States against racist police murder, with demonstrators being tear-gassed and run over by police. And this is today's front page of The New York Times:

Could. But only for the rich people.

UK should have grown a pair of balls and refused to give Hong Kong back. After all that agreement was signed with the previous government, not this tyrannical CCP.

DominicRaab We cannot resettle entire Hong Kong into the UK. Best way to settle this political crisis is to constructively work with China and amicably resolve the political stalemate. HongKong

Good! Get them the hell out of there. (thinking back on fall of Saigon)

Good news

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