Hong Kong migrants to UK will need support, ministers told
The group Hong Kongers in Britain (HKB) says migrants expect to experience difficulties finding housing and jobs and some have raised concerns they might be tracked by "informants or secret agents" from China.
HKB is urging the Home Office to show discretion to people who may have criminal records in Hong Kong as a result of taking part in pro-democracy protests.
The Home Office says at least 154,000 Hong Kong people could arrive on the British National (Overseas) visa in the first year, with between 258,000 and 322,000 arriving in Britain before 2026.
This represents about 22% of total UK immigration in the year to March 2020, before the pandemic took hold.
Source: BBC #Dec11
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55109523
#BNO #HKMigrants #UK #HongKonger
The group Hong Kongers in Britain (HKB) says migrants expect to experience difficulties finding housing and jobs and some have raised concerns they might be tracked by "informants or secret agents" from China.
HKB is urging the Home Office to show discretion to people who may have criminal records in Hong Kong as a result of taking part in pro-democracy protests.
The Home Office says at least 154,000 Hong Kong people could arrive on the British National (Overseas) visa in the first year, with between 258,000 and 322,000 arriving in Britain before 2026.
This represents about 22% of total UK immigration in the year to March 2020, before the pandemic took hold.
Source: BBC #Dec11
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55109523
#BNO #HKMigrants #UK #HongKonger