Hong Kong activists meet British Home Secretary Priti Patel as she finalises plans to let BN(O) passport holders move to UK
- Minister holds discussion with campaigners including Nathan Law and sister of Andy Li, who was held in mainland China while trying to flee
- Millions of Hongkongers could be given right to settle in Britain with a potential path to citizenship
Britain’s home secretary held her first meeting with Hong Kong activists on Wednesday, including former lawmaker Nathan Law Kwun-chung, as she finalised plans to let a large number of Hongkongers resettle in the UK.
The meeting came less than two months before the new British National (Overseas) visa scheme is launched. It potentially allows millions of Hongkongers with a BN(O) passport, and their dependents, to move to the UK.
Activists and British politicians have called on the UK government to expand the scheme to benefit Hongkongers without a BN(O) passport.
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Patel, whose department is responsible for immigration, said she would like to thank “all those who attended for sharing their experiences with me”.
