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In fact, they did. Anyone who wanted to could apply to get a British National passport. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_National_(Overseas) https://en.w
by prewett 7y ago
In fact, they did. Anyone who wanted to could apply to get a British National passport.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_National_(Overseas) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_National_(Overseas)
- nabla9 7y agoIt was not British national passport and it did not give the right to just immigrate. Right to apply means that that only wealthy get to leave. What I'm suggesting is British citizenship.
- prewett 7y agoIt literally is called "British National (Overseas) passport" and they could become citizens: "BN(O)s may become British citizens by registration, rather than naturalisation, after residing in the United Kingdom for more than five years and possessing ILR for more than one year." (from the Wikipedia article) So it's not immediate citizenship in the UK, but it is path to citizenship. They couldn't just grant instant citizenship, because then people in HK would be British citizens in China as soon as the handover occurred. Naturally, China would not go for that. I think what they did was quite reasonable. > Right to apply means that only the wealthy get to leave Your cynicism with no evidence to back it up is not becoming. You did not seem to even know about the BNO program, yet you have certainty that it was administered inequally?
- nabla9 7y agoI remember when it happened. HK citizens felt betrayed. There is also catch that Wikipedia does not explain: BN(O)s of Chinese ethnic origin are entitled to Chinese nationality and do not qualify for British citizenship. The BNO to British citizenship is mainly for BNO holders who are otherwise stateless persons. BNO is only visa free entry for ethnically Chinese. It has been easier to get Canadian citizenship than British.