Britain’s move, starting on Sunday and prompted by China’s security crackdown, is being criticized by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
China Will No Longer Recognize British Hong Kong Travel Document
Britain had offered Hong Kong holders of overseas citizenship a path to residency and citizenship in the U.K. China rejects the move as an infringement on its sovereignty. ( read original story ...)
China Targets U.K.’s Hong Kong Passports Over Citizenship Plan
The country will no longer consider the British National Overseas passport a valid travel document, a move with limited impact. ( read original story ...)
China challenges U.K. plan to give Hong Kong residents a path to citizenship
Beijing says Britain's plan to give Hong Kong residents a legal, easy path to citizenship, "infringes on China's sovereignty." ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: China will no longer recognise British national overseas citizens
Move comes after UK says people with status can move to Britain and eventually settle ... ( read original story ...)
China rejects UK passports for Hong Kong residents as valid identification
Largely symbolic move reinforces Beijing’s threat to take further action over London’s visa offer to territory ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong market did ‘reasonably well’ despite Covid and protests, exchange chairman says
Laura Cha, chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), discusses Hong Kong's vitality as a market despite challenges such as the coronavirus and civil unrest over its national security law. ( read original story ...)
Britain launches visa scheme for Hong Kong citizens
In response to Chinese crackdown, those with British National (Overseas) status will be able to move to and eventually settle in UK ... ( read original story ...)
Britain launches new visa for Hong Kong citizens
From Sunday, millions of Hong Kong residents can apply to work and live in Britain under a new visa the government created in response to Beijing's imposition of a draconian national security law on ... ( read original story ...)
China Will Not Recognise British Passport for Hong Kong Residents From Sunday
China said on Friday that it would not recognise the British National Overseas (BNO) passport as a valid travel document or for identification starting from Jan. 31. Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong’s latest ‘ambush’ lockdown of tenements finds no new infections
US hospital admissions decline as daily deaths still exceed 4,000. UK police arrest a man after a suspicious package arrives at a factory packaging AstraZeneca’s vaccine. Locally transmitted cases in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong BN(O) visa: UK prepares to welcome thousands fleeing national security law
The United Kingdom is preparing to welcome potentially tens of thousands of migrants from Hong Kong, with the opening of a new visa for residents of the former British colony this Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s airport raises $1.5 billion in bond sale to fund third runway
The operator of Hong Kong's main airport has sold bonds for $1.5 billion to fund development of a third runway, its first deal offering U.S. based investors the opportunity to participate. Airport ... ( read original story ...)
UK PM Johnson ‘immensely proud’ as visa offer for Hong Kong citizens launches
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday hailed a new visa scheme that offers qualifying Hong Kong citizens a route to British citizenship - a programme launched in response to China's new security laws ... ( read original story ...)