8-fold jump in Hong Kong residents getting UK’s BNO passport in 2019, report says ThePrint


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Political unrest that started last year and the introduction of national security law by China have prompted many Hong Kong residents to plan an exit from the former British colony. Shawna Kwan 27 September, 2020 1:20 pm IST A demonstrator shows a British National (Overseas) passport as another waves a colonial-era Hong Kong flag during a lunchtime protest at the International Finance Center (IFC) shopping mall in Hong Kong, China | Bloomberg Text Size: A- A+ Bloomberg: Hong Kong residents renewed or applied for British National (Overseas) passports in record numbers last year as anti-government protests erupted in the city,...