UK grants Nathan Law asylum, reveals $59m fund for Hong Kongers
3 years, 8 months ago

UK grants Nathan Law asylum, reveals $59m fund for Hong Kongers

Al Jazeera  

Former Hong Kong legislator and student activist fled to the UK in July 2020 in the weeks after China imposed the National Security Law. Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Nathan Law has announced that he had been granted asylum in the United Kingdom, after fleeing the semi-autonomous territory following the introduction of sweeping Chinese security laws. The 27-year-old former Hong Kong legislator and student activist fled to the UK in July 2020 in the weeks after the National Security Law, opposed by pro-democracy protesters, was imposed. In response to a question on the granting of asylum, China’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said the UK has violated international law and interfered in Hong Kong’s judicial system.

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Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Hong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong began public consultation on a local National Security Law on Tuesday, more than three years after Beijing imposed a similar law that has all but wiped out dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, calls for the city to enact a national security law, but it’s been delayed for decades because …

Hong Kong offers awards for arrests of activists abroad for breaching national security law
1 year ago

Hong Kong offers awards for arrests of activists abroad for breaching national security law

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police accused five overseas-based activists of violating a harsh national security law imposed by Beijing and offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars on Thursday for information leading to each of their arrests. Both the Beijing and Hong Kong governments have praised the security law, saying it brought back stability to the semi-autonomous Chinese …

Well-known Hong Kong pro-democracy activist jumps bail at home to stay in Canada
1 year ago

Well-known Hong Kong pro-democracy activist jumps bail at home to stay in Canada

LA Times  

One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists, who moved to Canada to pursue her studies, said she would not return to the city to meet the bail conditions of her arrest under Beijing’s national security law, becoming the latest political figure to flee Hong Kong under Beijing’s crackdown on dissent. Agnes Chow, a famous young face in the city’s once-vibrant …

Hong Kong, Facing an Exodus, Offers Money for Babies
1 year, 1 month ago

Hong Kong, Facing an Exodus, Offers Money for Babies

Live Mint  

The city has lost its appeal to some residents over the last four years, hurt by strict rules during the Covid-19 pandemic, anxieties about the growing political influence of Beijing, and competition from Singapore and elsewhere. Those who choose to remain in the city are increasingly opting out of having children: Hong Kong’s fertility rate is the lowest in the …

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook
1 year, 4 months ago

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China. Taipei, Taiwan – After silencing Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, authorities in the territory have found a new target: the family members of dissidents who fled overseas. Hong Kong authorities’ shift to targeting families is the latest sign of the city’s growing alignment …

Australia, UK, US condemn Hong Kong bounty for exiled activists
1 year, 5 months ago

Australia, UK, US condemn Hong Kong bounty for exiled activists

Al Jazeera  

Police offer 1 million Hong Kong dollars for each of the activists whom they accuse of endangering national security. Hong Kong accuses the eight, including three former legislators, of “collusion with foreign forces” under the National Security Law, which Beijing imposed on the territory in 2020. The eight “committed serious crimes endangering national security, advocated sanctions, undermined Hong Kong and …

UK official visits Hong Kong after years of strained ties
1 year, 7 months ago

UK official visits Hong Kong after years of strained ties

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — The first British minister visiting Hong Kong in five years said his country will not “duck” its historic responsibilities to people living in its former colony while engaging with China in areas they share common interests. Johnson’s trip this week came after relations between Hong Kong and Britain became increasingly tense following the enactment of a Beijing-imposed …

Hong Kongers fleeing China’s crackdown denied pension savings
1 year, 7 months ago

Hong Kongers fleeing China’s crackdown denied pension savings

Al Jazeera  

Activist group estimates Hong Kongers in the UK are unable to access $2.8bn in retirement savings. “Of course our retirement life will change.” “They don’t like people moving out of Hong Kong and they will do whatever … to punish them,” Chan said. Since Beijing’s announcement, Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund Authority, which regulates the pension scheme, has instructed banks …

Hong Kong says ‘Hello’: First UK visit by finance official in 3 years
1 year, 8 months ago

Hong Kong says ‘Hello’: First UK visit by finance official in 3 years

Hindustan Times  

A top financial official from Hong Kong is set to visit Britain in April in the first ministerial-level visit by an official of the Chinese-ruled territory in more than three years, the government said on Tuesday. Hong Kong's finance official, Christopher Hui set to visit Britain in April. The move follows the "Hello Hong Kong" promotion campaign kicked off in …

Hong Kong democracy activists trying to ‘start over’ in the UK
3 years, 6 months ago

Hong Kong democracy activists trying to ‘start over’ in the UK

Al Jazeera  

“This is not immigration, this is exile!” Many Hong Kongers who have left the territory since China imposed the sweeping National Security Law nearly a year ago are unsure of when – or ever – they will be able to go home. On Thursday, police arrested five senior executives of Apple Daily, a pro-democracy newspaper founded in 1995, accusing them …

China once declared the UK its 'best friend in the West'. But Hong Kong and the treatment of Uyghurs changed everything
3 years, 6 months ago

China once declared the UK its 'best friend in the West'. But Hong Kong and the treatment of Uyghurs changed everything

ABC  

Unlike other 18-year-old Brits getting ready to celebrate an end to exams and the start of summer holidays, Dilmaz is gearing up for a battle with the Chinese government over their treatment of Uyghurs. The UK and China's short-lived 'Golden Era' In 2015, the then-UK chancellor George Osborne declared a "Golden Era" of relations with China. President Xi embraced relations …

Hong Kong visas could be the making of post-Brexit Britain
3 years, 7 months ago

Hong Kong visas could be the making of post-Brexit Britain

Al Jazeera  

The UK has a unique opportunity to show how it can lead on immigration policy. The UK’s immigration policy has fundamentally changed in 2021 but not in the way many people might have predicted. The government’s big move has been to announce the most liberal immigration change in a generation in July 2020 – with the pathway open since the …

Hong Kong activists say democracy fight to continue abroad
3 years, 9 months ago

Hong Kong activists say democracy fight to continue abroad

India Today  

Hong Kong democracy activists have launched a new push to continue their fight among residents living abroad in the wake of a sweeping crackdown by Beijing and changes to the semi-autonomous Chinese city's electoral system aimed at shutting out opposition voices. Join us: https://t.co/UIXV9Sn1Au#StandWithHongKong pic.twitter.com/iCvGAx7103 — Nathan Law March 15, 2021 The letter, co-signed by eight prominent opposition figures, calls …

Future of Hong Kong: Inside Hong Kong's new Britain-based pro-democracy movement
3 years, 9 months ago

Future of Hong Kong: Inside Hong Kong's new Britain-based pro-democracy movement

The Telegraph  

This article is the third in our three-part series, The Future of Hong Kong, looking at how much has changed since the first protests against Beijing's extradition bill two years ago. Mr Cheng, a former employee of the British Consulate in Hong Kong who was allegedly tortured at the hands of Chinese secret police, fled to the UK and was …

Future of Hong Kong: Financial elite weigh up fleeing as businesses undeterred by Chinese crackdown
3 years, 9 months ago

Future of Hong Kong: Financial elite weigh up fleeing as businesses undeterred by Chinese crackdown

The Telegraph  

In the most stark demonstration yet of what might happen if a company does not toe the party line, Hong Kong's flag carrier Cathay Pacific was caught in the crossfire in 2019 as Beijing cracked down after some staff drew attention for joining the anti-government protests. Since then it has only doubled down on the world’s second largest economy, it’s …

‘Freedom, justice’: Why Hong Kong people are moving to the UK
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Freedom, justice’: Why Hong Kong people are moving to the UK

Al Jazeera  

China’s security law a key reason that Hong Kong people are leaving the territory to start their lives anew elsewhere. Ever since last June, when Beijing imposed a national security law that criminalised protests and other forms of anti-government organising, many Hong Kong people have been on tenterhooks. “If you can pay, the door is more open.” Crackdowns open door …

Why Britain’s anti-immigration politicians are opening the doors to thousands of Hong Kongers
3 years, 10 months ago

Why Britain’s anti-immigration politicians are opening the doors to thousands of Hong Kongers

CNN  

CNN — Eighteen months ago, Malcolm was at the vanguard of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. The British government has called the security law a clear violation of the “one country, two systems” policy meant to ensure Hong Kong’s autonomy from Beijing until 2047. In one campaign missive, pro-Brexit lawmakers Boris Johnson, Priti Patel, and Michael Gove stoked fears that rising …

Thousands flee Hong Kong in fear of China crackdown; numbers likely to rise after Britain's new visa scheme
3 years, 10 months ago

Thousands flee Hong Kong in fear of China crackdown; numbers likely to rise after Britain's new visa scheme

Firstpost  

Hong Kong: Thousands of Hong Kongers have already made the sometimes painful decision to leave behind their hometown and move to Britain since Beijing imposed a strict national security law on the Chinese territory last summer. Britain’s government said some 7,000 people with British National Overseas passports — a travel document that Hong Kongers could apply for before the city …

UK opens citizenship path for Hong Kongers
3 years, 10 months ago

UK opens citizenship path for Hong Kongers

Hindustan Times  

A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship went live on Sunday as the city’s former colonial master opened its doors to those wanting to escape China’s crackdown on dissent. - A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship will go live later on January 31, 2021 as …

Britain opens visa scheme for Hong Kong citizens fleeing China's crackdown
3 years, 10 months ago

Britain opens visa scheme for Hong Kong citizens fleeing China's crackdown

Firstpost  

Hong Kong: A new visa scheme offering millions of Hong Kongers a pathway to British citizenship will go live later on Sunday as the city’s former colonial master opens its doors to those wanting to escape China’s crackdown on dissent. But Beijing said it was prepared to take “further measures”, raising fears authorities might try to stop Hong Kongers from …

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown
3 years, 10 months ago

Thousands flee Hong Kong for UK, fearing China crackdown

India TV News  

Cindy had a comfortable lifestyle in Hong Kong: she owned several properties with her husband, they had a good business going. It’s no longer the Hong Kong we knew, it’s no longer somewhere we can call home.” Cindy, who landed in London last week, is one of the thousands of Hong Kongers fleeing their hometown since Beijing imposed a draconian …

China will no longer recognize British National Overseas passport in bitter feud with London
3 years, 10 months ago

China will no longer recognize British National Overseas passport in bitter feud with London

LA Times  

China said Friday it will no longer recognize the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document or form of identification amid a bitter feud with London over a plan to allow millions of Hong Kong residents a route to residency and eventual citizenship. “This move seriously infringes on China’s sovereignty, grossly interferes in Hong Kong affairs and China’s …

U.K. to open citizenship path to Hong Kongers from January
4 years, 5 months ago

U.K. to open citizenship path to Hong Kongers from January

The Hindu  

Britain’s government announced Wednesday that it will open a new special pathway to obtaining U.K. citizenship for eligible Hong Kongers as of January, taking another step toward solidifying a policy denounced by China. Britain announced in early July it was extending residency rights for up to 3 million people eligible for the British National Overseas passport in Hong Kong, stressing …

UK plan to offer citizenship to Hong Kongers draws China’s anger
4 years, 5 months ago

UK plan to offer citizenship to Hong Kongers draws China’s anger

Al Jazeera  

China accuses Britain of interference as UK gov’t lays out path to citizenship for three million Hong Kong people. The United Kingdom has unveiled the details of its plan to offer an estimated three million people in Hong Kong a route to citizenship in an offer Home Secretary Priti Patel described as “very generous” and China condemned as a breach …

Hong Kong: 200,000 set to come to UK after citizenship offer
4 years, 5 months ago

Hong Kong: 200,000 set to come to UK after citizenship offer

Daily Mail  

Around 200,000 Hong Kongers could come to Britain after the UK offered them a route to citizenship. The Foreign Office is working on estimates that 200,000 Hong Kongers will take up the offer and move to the UK, according to the Financial Times. The Foreign Office is working on estimates that 200,000 Hong Kongers will take up the offer and …

China vows to retaliate if Britain extends Hong Kong citizenship plan
4 years, 5 months ago

China vows to retaliate if Britain extends Hong Kong citizenship plan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We urge the British side …

UK to offer new route to citizenship for Hong Kongers as China passes new security law
4 years, 5 months ago

UK to offer new route to citizenship for Hong Kongers as China passes new security law

The Independent  

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China Enacts Security Law, Asserting Control Over Hong Kong
4 years, 5 months ago

China Enacts Security Law, Asserting Control Over Hong Kong

NPR  

China Enacts Security Law, Asserting Control Over Hong Kong Enlarge this image toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP Kin Cheung/AP Updated 12:50 p.m. But legal experts say the national security law demonstrates how Beijing sees its own political diktat as now superseding Hong Kong's rule of law. Yet Lam also admitted that Hong Kong officials had not seen the full proposed text …

Boris Johnson offers 3 million Hong Kong residents haven in UK
4 years, 6 months ago

Boris Johnson offers 3 million Hong Kong residents haven in UK

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will give as many as three million Hong Kong residents the chance to seek refuge and a new life in the UK if China presses ahead with plans to impose a new security law on the former British colony. “If China proceeds to justify their fears, then Britain could not in good conscience shrug …

U.K. Willing To Admit Nearly 3 Million From Hong Kong If China Adopts Security Law
4 years, 6 months ago

U.K. Willing To Admit Nearly 3 Million From Hong Kong If China Adopts Security Law

NPR  

Willing To Admit Nearly 3 Million From Hong Kong If China Adopts Security Law Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday that he would be willing to allow more than 2.8 million people from Hong Kong to live and work in the U.K. if China implements a …

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