The central government's top body overseeing Hong Kong affairs voiced strong objections on Sunday to the United Kingdom for breaking its promise on the British National Overseas passport with a plan to grant BNO passport holders UK citizenship.
The government of China s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced on Friday that it will no longer recognize the so-called British National Overseas (BNO) passport as a valid travel document and proof of identity, following up on the national countermeasures against Britain s new policy.
Liaison office of central gov t in HKSAR refutes fallacious remarks of Hong Kong Bar Association new chair 2021-01-29 16:35:49 GMT2021-01-30 00:35:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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HONG KONG, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) The Liaison Office of the Central People s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday refuted the fallacious remarks made by Paul Harris, chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, and stressed the authority of the Standing Committee of the National People s Congress (NPC) cannot be challenged and Hong Kong s constitutional order must be safeguarded.
Harris, elected as the new chairman of the association last week, questioned the authority of the NPC Standing Committee, clamored for modification of the national security law in the HKSAR, and blatantly defended those advocating Hong Kong independence, a spokesperson of the liaison office said in a statement.
2021-01-29 18:35:53 GMT2021-01-30 02:35:53(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
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HONG KONG, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) The government of China s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) announced on Friday that it will no longer recognize the so-called British National Overseas (BNO) passport as a valid travel document and proof of identity, following up on the national countermeasures against Britain s new policy.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday afternoon that China will no longer recognize the so-called BNO passport as a travel document and ID document from Sunday (Jan. 31), and reserves the right to take further actions.
The decision was made after the British government announced that it will begin accepting citizenship applications for BNO-eligible Hong Kong residents starting from Sunday.