UK to open citizenship path to Hong Kongers from January

Quite a few of those people are holding up 6 fingers?

Six demands?

However, it’s good to see the UK offering refuge to these people!

Bejing has a contract with UK, Beijing broke the contract and when UK tries to object it it is "interference in internal matter". Communist sick logic.

How do they know they are not Chinese spy’s?

The 1971 immigration act was passed specifically to stop Hong Kong Chinese from coming to the UK. The racists who voted Brexit to keep out white Europeans must be livid at this move!

Mr Raab.

Much too little and much too late.  The UK DID duck it's responsibility in 1997, that is a fact. 

You have treated the HK people for decades as 2nd rate UK citizens by giving them passports which are mostly useless and meaningless. 

Again, the UK is given the possibility to make amends but you don't.  Why wait 6 years to grant citizenship to people who are , in fact, UK citizens ? 

Besides that, it is self defeating as most of the HK people are well educated, financially affluent and intelligent, so the vast majority of them would strongly contribute to a UK economy in major trouble.

UK Government has little choice.

It should come a no surprise that the Government of China, would renege on the Sino-British Joint Declaration….

China says Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong no longer has meaning….2017

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-anniversary-china/china-says-sino-british-joint-declaration-on-hong-kong-no-longer-has-meaning-idUSKBN19L1J1

The Government of China, are beyond redemption…….

The ever-growing devastating list of human rights abuse amounting to concentration camps, not witnessed since the German Third Reich Nazi empire.

China’s Repression of Uighurs in Xinjiang

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-repression-uighurs-xinjiang

A fragrant disregard for any form of authority of the people to choose their governing legislation.

The constant threats and intimidation to any Government or neighbor that questions the Government of China to disrespect International law.

Its ludicrous claims to all of South China Sea at the same time building heavily armed fortified sand castles.

This needs a unequivocal global response, punitive sanctions, cancellation of all the debt owned by the Government of China.  And an acceptance that a military response might be the last option.

Brexit and the any future hope for the people of Hong Kong should not even be mentioned in the same sentence.

If Black people liberate themselves from White oppression in America, why cannot Chinese liberate themselves from a repressive Chinese government, lots of Whites know what is coming in January, they align themselves on the side of minorities,too spare themselves from political retribution

TokyoN, Japan is no more than a colony of the US, the US wrote your constitution, and install your rulers, they serve at the will of the US

Great time to come over to UK and experience all the racism towards anyone looking East Asian because of the pandemic.

Those rich people or skillful pro could have decent lives everywhere they go, others better stay where you can make your living in real world.

Good for the UK in welcoming the 3 million Hong Kongers born before 1997. It will be a steady stream of immigrants over maybe 3 years, not all en masse.

These people are university educated, smart and freedom-loving. Certainly not drains on welfare. They will reinvigorate the UK post EU, through tech and finance startups, and huge investment. Furthermore, they will be a massive boost for the construction industry in the UK.

The only loser here will be the Communist Chinese and their dumb puppets that remain in the HK, which will likely be reduced to a crime-riddled swamp.

@MrKipling

The racists who voted Brexit to keep out white Europeans must be livid at this move!

I don't think they are. And as Tokyo-m said, voting for national sovereignty isn't racist.

It is the middle class who are (who are mainly opposed to Brexit) who are going to get a nasty shock. They will be replaced by harder-working, highly-skilled immigrants from Hong Kong. Quite hilarious when you think about it.

Just to clarify, I wasn't saying that all or even most of Brexit voters are racists. However, a sizeable number of racists voted for Brexit as they wanted to reduce the number of immigrants. Immigration control being the main reason stated for the leave vote. These people, though not all Brexit voters will be horrified by the thought of 3 million Chinese getting the chance of UK abode.

If youre going to bring in masses if immigrants you could do a lot wirse than HK chinese. Hard working, sensible, and frateful for the opportunity unlike dare I mention who?

If youre going to bring in masses if immigrants you could do a lot wirse than HK chinese. Hard working, sensible, and frateful for the opportunity unlike dare I mention who?

Well argued. Plus, the fact that the Hong Kongers are banned from government welfare for 6 years means they absolutely will all work. Not low level jobs either, but high level positions - paying big taxes.

This is a great boost to the UK, and it will power them ahead of their EU ex-partners.