Despite threat of ‘consequences’, UK extends offer to Hong Kong residents
The UK says its still stands and China’s warning will not change the British government’s stance
02 July 2020 - 16:09
London — Boris Johnson’s government refused to back down after China warned of “consequences” if it presses ahead with the offer a home in the UK for millions of Hong Kong residents.
The British prime minister promised almost three-million people new visas and a path to citizenship after China enforced a security law on the former British colony, which Johnson called a “clear and serious breach” of the 1984 handover treaty between London and Beijing...
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