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Britain may offer 'path to citizenship' for nearly 3 million in Hong Kong
Reuters ^ | May 29, 2020 / 3:04 PM | Reporting by William James, editing by Andy Bruce

Posted on 05/30/2020 6:28:46 PM PDT by Zhang Fei

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is prepared to offer extended visa rights and a pathway to citizenship for almost 3 million Hong Kong residents in response to China’s push to impose national security legislation in the former British colony.

China’s parliament has approved a decision to go forward with national security legislation for Hong Kong that democracy activists, diplomats and some in the business world fear will jeopardise its semi-autonomous status and its role as a global financial hub.

Britain, the United States, Australia, Canada and the EU have all sharply criticised the move.

Foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Thursday that if Beijing went ahead, Britain would extend the rights of 350,000 ‘British National Overseas’ passport holders.

On Friday the interior ministry said that this policy would apply to all BNOs currently in Hong Kong - a much larger group of around 2.9 million people according to British government figures.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Canada; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: andybruce; australia; britain; canada; china; dominicraab; england; europeanunion; hongkong; kag; maga; southchinasea; taiwan; trump; uk; unitedkingdom; vietnam; waronterror; williamjames
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We can give Hollywood to Hong Kong, they used to make some good movies back in the 80s


21 posted on 05/30/2020 6:54:37 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Assange)
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To: Zhang Fei
The US should make a trade with China.

We'll take anybody in HK who believes in liberty. We'll send to China these leftard protesters.

22 posted on 05/30/2020 6:54:37 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: max americana

I know they are off to a good start there.

Now that Princess Meghan has departed, there should be plenty of room.


23 posted on 05/30/2020 6:54:38 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Zhang Fei

It will be a huge culture shock for the Honk Kong people that take the UK up on this offer. They will be shocked at the Socialism that dominates the UK. Shocked at the piss poor Gov’t run healthcare system. Shocked at the large muslim presence in Londonistan with its No Go Zones.
Shocked at the old and decrepit state of housing most in the UK live in.
I’ve been to both places. I would much prefer Hong Kong. The HK prior to the recent CCP take over that is.


24 posted on 05/30/2020 6:56:16 PM PDT by ocrp1982
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To: Zhang Fei

Freedom loving anti-communists. Hard working and dedicated to educating their children. We could use more of them. Better than Latin Americans wanting free stuff and absolutely better than Mid-Eastern types who want Islam to rule.


25 posted on 05/30/2020 6:57:52 PM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Cobra64

Starting with Bill Clinton.


26 posted on 05/30/2020 6:58:30 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Paladin2

In 1997 over 100,000 came to Vancouver? (Richmond)


27 posted on 05/30/2020 6:58:39 PM PDT by datura
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To: Zhang Fei

It would be a real boost for Britain I think.


28 posted on 05/30/2020 6:59:55 PM PDT by livius
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To: Zhang Fei

It would be a real boost for Britain I think.


29 posted on 05/30/2020 7:00:17 PM PDT by livius
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To: Paladin2
Vancouver, B.C. should do the same.

We should do the same, Hong Kong is very right ring on economic issues.

30 posted on 05/30/2020 7:01:15 PM PDT by guitar Josh
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To: All

It would be a smart move and those are rare things these days.


31 posted on 05/30/2020 7:07:53 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: ocrp1982

[I’ve been to both places. I would much prefer Hong Kong. The HK prior to the recent CCP take over that is.]


Post takeover, and the withdrawal of British-era (carried on past accession to China on condition of one country, two systems) preferences vis-a-vis trade and finance links granted by the West, I expect Hong Kong would become a second-tier Chinese city - more like a downscale Wuhan, with salaries plunging by 3/4 or more from their present levels. Real estate would crash by even more, given leverage and the fact that HK rents are 10x Wuhan’s.

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Wuhan
https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Hong-Kong


32 posted on 05/30/2020 7:08:03 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room.)
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To: Zhang Fei

The Tories are open border too. Britain, it was nice knowing you.


33 posted on 05/30/2020 7:10:12 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Zhang Fei
They are not foreigners, they are commonwealth members holding commonwealth passports since 1997. The Torys or Labor will treat the group of crazy RICH Asians with the red carpet treatment else the US will. By some estimates the average resident of Hong Kong has half a million pounds in bank account not in Asia.

The banking jobs are going to move to Singapore overnight. Vancover, LA, NY would be cheap places to jet off to at this point.
34 posted on 05/30/2020 7:20:19 PM PDT by protoconservative
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Sorry for America-First types, but that is a BRILLIANT move.
Needless to say, don’t expect it here.


35 posted on 05/30/2020 7:23:06 PM PDT by BobL
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To: Zhang Fei

This may be just what England needs right now. The right sort of immigrant. Legal, hard working and family oriented.
I have been reading about some Brits who heard that England is considering the acceptance of 30K or more immigrants.
Some callers were upset, does that mean Brexit was a waste?
If the immigrants are from Hong Kong, then, no, this won’t cancel out any gains from Brexit. My guess is that these folks will be good for their economy and not be a perpetual drain. We could use them over here too.


36 posted on 05/30/2020 7:23:27 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Zhang Fei

It should have been offered before Britain left. I don’t understand how Britain could trust the Chi-Coms to follow the agreement they made. I have a large amount of British blood in my veins, but I am sick of how Britain occupied all these nations, and then in some cases, cut and run because they didn’t want to deal with the problems. They created these problems, and then ran away.


37 posted on 05/30/2020 7:27:02 PM PDT by mass55th ("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
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To: softengine

Too late for that. Americans imported 10’s of millions of slaves from Africa. Those cause more crime, more dependence on welfare, than immigrants from any other countries.

Majority of students in doctorate program in American universities in STEM curriculum’s were not born in USA.

Ditto with Silicon valley entrepreneurs. That is where the most high-tech innovations come from. Majority were not born in USA.


38 posted on 05/30/2020 7:30:16 PM PDT by entropy12 (covid-19 separates the fearful from the freedom loving! If I am not afraid, no one should be.)
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To: Zhang Fei

Only stupid Europhiles would take the fake news seriously.


39 posted on 05/30/2020 7:32:59 PM PDT by granada
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To: UnwashedPeasant

Pro-Communist Chinese freepers tried to tear me a new one when I suggested the same thing.


40 posted on 05/30/2020 7:34:09 PM PDT by Starcitizen (Communist China needs to be treated like the pariah country it is. Send it back to 1971)
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