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Written by: Yang Chinese
2021-03-26 04:06
The last update date: 2021-03-26 04:12
A spokesperson for the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on March 25 that the Hong Kong government has no right to require foreign governments to recognize certain passports as valid travel documents, and emphasized that the United Kingdom will continue to issue and recognize British National (Overseas) Passports (BNO).
"Reuters" reported earlier on the same day that the Hong Kong government wrote to 14 foreign consulates in Hong Kong, stating that Hong Kong no longer recognizes BNO as a travel document since January 31 this year, and requests that it stop accepting BNO passports as a working holiday visa. Documents.
The report quoted sources as saying that many countries have indicated that they will not follow.
The Hong Kong government currently has agreements with the governments of New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, Germany, Japan, Canada, South Korea, France, the United Kingdom, Austria, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands and Italy on bilateral arrangements for working holiday plans.
In response to the "Hong Kong 01" inquiry, the Labour Department stated that the Hong Kong government will no longer recognize BNO as a valid travel document and identity certificate from January 31. Therefore, Hong Kong participants under the Working Holiday Scheme are limited to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region passport holders. , The Hong Kong government has officially notified 14 countries that have signed working holiday planning agreements with Hong Kong through the consulate-general in Hong Kong.
The British Consulate also received a letter from the Hong Kong government urging the rejection of BNO’s application for a working holiday visa to the United States: the policy remains unchanged
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