Britain may offer 'path to citizenship' for nearly 3 million in Hong Kong

Sadly it's too little too late.

300K - I wonder where they got that figure from ? Perhaps dissidents - maybe the CCP will latch onto that and say "We told you so! Foreign state interference".

Clearly, any HK Citizens facing arrest, will from next month will be arrested on the spot at the HK Airport should they be attempting to leave - that simply just makes it easier for the CCP Government to get them. And it's highly unlikely that the UK Government will send in Military planes to rescue those said Citizens.

So in my sad opinion, HK totally scr3w3d. It's been a pawn in Political plays which the History books will look back upon as being such.

I also, agree with zichi here, that in the UK, the people aren't really smart enough to distinguish HK from Mainland Chinese, nor even as a matter of fact, towards any other F.E. Asian looking person. Racism is rife there, thankfully however, without Guns and a redneck Police-force - so given the choice of the two - the UK would be better - though it would be best (in the long run) not to go simply go to another China-town area.

This could be a way of enforcing the 40-year agreement from 1997. While many Hong Kongers would he able to move to the UK, not all 3.5 million could. However, if they all have British citizenship, and if China continues to ignore their commitment to the agreement, the UK would be able to step in, in Hong Kong, on the behalf of their citizens.

Good, England needs it's own Vancouver. And China throw off the burden. Win win

Singapore don't need rioters, if those Hongkees think they can do the same trick in Singapore, they must be dreaming, Singapore do have a much stricter law.

Brilliant!

Can’t wait to see the look on the UKIP bigots’ faces when Mrs Chan, the thrice-divorced cleaning lady, moves in next door with her aging parents and four kids. All newly-minted Brits!

And it’s “Home Office,” not “ Interior Ministry.”

Should have done this when Hing Kong was handed over to China.

Good on the UK.

Hopefully, Canada, NZ, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and the US will follow, though the UK definitely should lead.