MPs call for an end to higher fees for Hong Kong students

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of MPs has called for an end to higher fees imposed on students from Hong Kong, calling them an “impediment to opportunity”. The letter says BNO visa holders therefore face much higher fees than their British counterparts, while being ineligible for student loans, and adds that the exceptional status afforded to students from Ukraine should be extended to students from Hong Kong. Audrey, a sixth former in South Wales who moved to the UK from Hong Kong with her parents under the scheme, said: “Along with dealing with cultural differences and adaptation in moving to and settling in the UK… I have concerns over how our non-eligibility for local university fees and student loans will affect my opportunities in advancing in my education for the future.” She added that while she appreciated her A-level studies were free, being unable to access university funding made her worry about how her family would support her through higher education. We shouldn’t be penalising young people from Hong Kong with high international fees, which will put university out of reach for many Sunder Katwala, British Future think tank Sunder Katwala, director of integration think tank British Future, said: “Britain has done the right thing in welcoming new arrivals from Hong Kong.