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Ahead of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule in 1997, Britain granted the city’s residents born before the handover British National (Overseas) passports that allowed them to stay in the country for up to six months. In July 2020, the British government offered Hongkongers with BN(O) status and their dependants a pathway to citizenship, in response to Beijing's imposition of the national security law. From January 31, 2021, they can apply for a visa to work or live in Britain for five years, before they are eligible to apply for citizenship.
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Only time will tell whether proposed immigration changes will affect Hongkongers who have moved to the country under the scheme.
While their new life has not been a bed of roses almost all the BN(O) migrants say they intend to stay. Britain should make the most of them.
New British survey shows few find suitable work. No income or low earnings will diminish their chances of success at securing permanent residency in a country increasingly hostile to immigration.
Banking is a fundamental utility like water and electricity, and that’s precisely why democratic societies are increasingly turning to its use as a method of censorship and repression.
Anti-China MPs in Britain have claimed human rights violations by banks such as HSBC for making MPF withdrawals difficult while their own government has seized US$2 billion worth of gold from the people of Venezuela.
- Two school council heads say pupil withdrawals have been ‘dying down’, with only a handful leaving in the past 1½ years
- Post compares enrolment figures of pupils from Kindergarten One to Form Five in September 2022 with those from Kindergarten Two to Form Six at start of this year
Australia has exempted Hongkongers in the country from tightened language requirements for graduate work visas, but some worry over new age rules.
People in their 30s and 40s who left are a big loss of talent and babies too, population expert says.
But figures may not reflect applicants who relocated through BN(O) pathway as they may have declared themselves as UK domiciled.
Dale Li thought his playing days were behind him when he relocated to Nottingham, now he’s preparing to suit up against best in Europe.
In 2022-23 school year, 3,334 teachers from both subsidised and grant schools left their roles, accounting for 6 per cent overall decline compared with previous year.
Former sports figures hope Britain will drop BN(O) visa scheme’s ban on migrants continuing pro careers.
Nearly 38 per cent of residents polled by the Chinese University of Hong Kong say they will leave if given opportunity, compared with nearly 29 per cent last year.
British Home Secretary James Cleverly announces goal to achieve ‘biggest ever’ decrease in net migration by raising salary requirements and restricting dependants.
British Home Office data shows almost 19,280 children aged six to 11 have relocated to UK over past 2½ years.
While many are struggling to find same type of jobs and social circle they previously enjoyed, they say their lives have changed in ways too important to give up.
More than 2,000 Hongkongers who emigrated under British National (Overseas) visa programme surveyed on work, finances, emotional well-being.
Former footballer Gary Neville is marketing to Hongkongers, flats in a 41-storey tower in Manchester that will be the first branded residences and five-star hotel in the city located in northwest England.
Exit rates slow noticeably at elite secondary schools, with some even lower than before emigration wave, according to review of eight institutions’ reports by the Post.
Almost 2,000 babies were born to Hongkongers in England and Wales last year, showing city has lost ‘fertile couples, young families’.
Requirements for children of ex-soldiers are too stringent, says Albert Lam, chairman of the Hong Kong Ex-Servicemen’s Association.
Applications for special Canadian emigration scheme for Hongkongers hit all-time monthly high after educational requirements relaxed.
3,831 visas granted to Hongkongers pursuing higher education in 2022-23, up from 3,000 the year before.
Emotional scenes as migrants who left in recent years flock to see RubberBand concerts and other Cantopop groups.
A total of 9,800 applications made for British National (Overseas) visa scheme in second quarter of year.
‘Significant’ number of migrants may have had to switch from professional or managerial roles to primary industry or elementary work, survey author says.
UK says BN(O) holders can now pay an extra £500, on top of existing application fees, to get a visa decision within five working days.
The UK’s Department of Education says the latest data shows 5,400 Hong Kong pupils studied in state schools in England in the 2022-23 academic year.
