The United Kingdom announced earlier that from the beginning of the year, British National (Overseas) Passport (BNO) holders and their family members can apply for "5+1" stay in the United Kingdom and naturalization of the United Kingdom, the discretionary entry (LOTR) will expire on July 19, and then Hong Kong residents need to obtain a BNO visa before they can immigrate.
In the past week, a large number of Hong Kong people rushed to "catch the last flight" to leave Hong Kong before the deadline. There were many scenes of sadness and crying among relatives and friends, which was widely spread on the Internet and caused a lot of responses.
When Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met with reporters before attending the executive meeting today (20), she was asked what she said to the citizens who had left Hong Kong for these immigrants. She said that immigration is a matter of personal consideration and has no special views. When someone said something, she would say that "Hong Kong's prospects are very good."
▼On 7.19, the airport relocates to the UK residents and their relatives and friends to drop off the plane▼
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"Immigration is a personal consideration"
Lam Cheng pointed out that Hong Kong has a tendency to emigrate from time to time in history. Different people have different decisions at different stages of life. Some people may decide to live overseas in order to accompany their children to study abroad. This is a personal consideration. .
She said that what the SAR government will do is to adhere to the freedom of entry and exit enjoyed by citizens under the Basic Law. She has no special views on this.
But Lam Cheng added: "If you really want me to say something to these Hong Kong citizens who have immigrated, are immigrating or intending to immigrate, I will tell them: Hong Kong's prospects are very good."
She pointed out that after the "National Security Law" was enacted, national security was guaranteed, and political security was also guaranteed after "improving the electoral system." In China, there are boundless opportunities. "So (Hong Kong) has a very good prospect. This is a guarantee of confidence in itself. Now is the best time for people who have a sense of belonging to Hong Kong and are willing to work hard here."
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