By Uzair Ahmed (View on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheZair
Boris Johnson pledged to allow millions of Hong Kong residents to seek refuge in the UK if China passes a new national security law. While this decision opens the door of opportunities for Hong Kongers, it leaves many questions unanswered about how challenging it would be for these migrants to get British citizenship.
According to Mr. Johnson, “Britain would have no choice but to uphold our profound ties of history and friendship with the people of Hong Kong”.
“If China imposes its national security law, the British government will change our immigration rules and allow any holder of these passports from Hong Kong to come to the UK for a renewable period of 12 months and be given further immigration rights, including the right to work, which could place them on a route to citizenship,” he added.