[Hong Kong version of the National Security Law] Lan Taowen: Will not turn a blind eye to Hong Kong and will not abandon his responsibility to Hong Kong

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Written by: Xu Yi'an

2020-05-31 19:39

The National People's Congress passed the draft "National Security Law for the Port Area", and some countries continued to speak on Hong Kong issues. British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab reiterated on May 31 that the expansion of visa rights for people holding a British National (Overseas) Passport (BNO) to Hong Kong is in response to China ’s "Hong Kong version of the National Security Law" operating.

In an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on the 31st, Lan Taowen said: "If China promotes this national security law ... we will give people with BNO passports the right to come to the UK." He added that it is estimated that some people will really know Go to Britain (a fraction of them would actually come).

He said: "We will not turn a blind eye to each other, and we will not betray Britain's responsibility to Hong Kong people."

Lan Taowen told the BBC on the 28th that unless China suspends the implementation of the relevant laws, the British government will provide more than 300,000 BNO passport holders in Hong Kong with greater visa rights.

In an interview with the BBC, Lan Taowen said that regarding the issue of BNO, passport holders can only stay in the UK for 6 months at present, but if China continues to implement the National Security Law, the British government will change the restrictions and cancel the BNO holder The residence period of one month allows them to apply for employment and school in the UK for 12 months, and it can be extended to provide a way for them to apply for citizenship.

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BNO British National (Overseas) Passport UK