> About 3.4m Hong Kong people have British National (Overseas) status and can immigrate to the U.K. tomorrow should they wish to do so. No, they can't. BN(O) w

> About 3.4m Hong Kong people have British National (Overseas) status and can immigrate to the U.K. tomorrow should they wish to do so. No, they can't. BN(O) was created pretty much exactly for the purpose of allowing British Hong Kong citizens to retain their British passports without any sort of right of residency in the UK. The UK didn't want millions of foreign refugees with a claim to residency to appear on their doorstep any more than any other country would (have?)... https://www.gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality/british-national-overseas https://www.gov.uk/types-of-british-nationality/british-nati... "you: are subject to immigration controls and do not have the automatic right to live or work in the UK"