Britain opens visa scheme to Hongkongers fleeing Beijing oppression
Hongkongers now have potential escape route to Britain in the form of the BN(O) application
31 January 2021 • 2:58pm
A protester holds a British National (Overseas) passport in a shopping mall during a protest against China s national security legislation for the city, in Hong Kong
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Britain on Sunday opened up a new visa scheme to Hongkongers, offering them a path to citizenship and a way out of a city that is increasingly under Beijing s control.
From 5pm local time, Hongkongers with British National (Overseas) passports and their dependents could apply for a visa that will allow them to live, study and work in Britain for five years.
The Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council on Sunday strongly condemned the United Kingdoms' latest policy that will enable British National Overseas passport holders in Hong Kong to move and settle down in the UK, starting on Sunday.
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