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(6 years ago)British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to allow three million citizens from Hong Kong to live and work as long as they want in Great Britain, giving them full citizenship in case China imposes national security control law on their territory. Prime Minister Johnson described this possible move as [...]
Prime Minister Johnson described this possible move as “one of the most important changes to our visa system in history”.
This would be a significant escalation of tensions between Great Britain and China, which eventually broke down because of China's plans to establish contractive law, writes SkyNews, translated Periscope.
Earlier, Foreign Affairs Secretary Dominic Raab had said the offer would be only worth 350,000 foreign citizens holding British passports in Hong Kong.
However, Mr. Johnson said he would extend the same offer for 2.5 million people in Hong Kong who do not hold the British passport but are able to obtain it.
Last month, China announced plans to enforce the new national security law in Hong Kong.
Details of this law are still being drafted, but, under current proposals, many people fear that this law will be used to punish freedom of press, expression and protests in Hong Kong. /Periscope
