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Study Reveals Employment Struggles for Hongkongers in the UK Under BNO Visa Scheme

The UK's BNO visa scheme, designed to facilitate Hong Kong residents' relocation, has been operational for over two years. New research suggests that almost half of the Hongkongers who have ...

September 27, 2023BY Ying Cheung

Hongkongers Leaving Under BNO Visa Scheme Have Their MPF Pension Withheld

In January 2021, the British government launched the BNO "Leave to Remain" visa scheme. Since then, more than ...

April 20, 2023BY Shan Lam and Harry McKenny

Hong Kong Watch Unite Forces of Canadian Parliament Members to Expand Lifeboat Scheme for More Hongkongers

Canada has become one of the popular destinations for Hongkongers to migrate to in recent years. However, as ...

March 8, 2023BY Jenny Zeng and Summer Lawson

‘We Will Uphold Moral and Historic Commitment to Hongkongers,’ Said UK Home Office

The British Home Office recently announced that since the launch of the British National (Overseas) (BNO) visa scheme ...

February 12, 2023BY Connie Yuen

Study Finds 70 Percent of Hongkongers in UK Emigrated for Political Reasons

The Home Office of the U.K. recently announced that a total of 144,500 Hong Kong residents have been ...

February 3, 2023BY Nie Law, Shan Lam and Nathan Amery

Minors Account for Third of 140,000 Hongkongers That Have Emigrated to UK Under BNO Visa Scheme

Since the implementation of the BNO visa programme by the UK government last year, about 142,000 Hong Kong ...

November 15, 2022BY Ying Cheung, Nie Law and Harry McKenny

UK Survey: HK Immigrants Are Settling Well Overall

Since the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL) was implemented in 2020, a wave of emigration of Hong Kong ...

October 14, 2022BY Nie Law and Shan Lam

Hongkongers Leaving Permanently Withdraw $269 Million From Mandatory Provident Fund

The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF), is a compulsory saving scheme (pension fund) for the retirement of residents in ...

September 11, 2022BY Audrey Lee

Hongkongers Seeking Asylum in UK Feeling Hopeless After No Approval Update for Over a Year

As of June 30, the UK government (UK Gov) has approved over 130,000 BNO visa applications. However, it ...

September 8, 2022BY Summer Lawson

Proposed Revision of The National Security Law in Macau

The Macau government announced on Aug. 22, the consultation text for revising the national security law (NSL), suggesting ...

August 26, 2022BY Nie Law and Ying Cheung

Wanted Student Arrested on His Return to Hong Kong Is Now Held in Jail

On July 13, a 20-year-old student wanted for rioting was arrested by the Hong Kong Police Force upon ...

July 15, 2022BY Ying Cheung

Australia Continues Migration Scheme With Priority Processing for Hongkongers

After the implementation of the national security law in Hong Kong, Australia introduced immigration measures to lower the ...

July 4, 2022BY Danny Tang

Russia, China Top-Ranked in Net Outflows of Millionaires in 2022, Hong Kong Ranks No. 4: Report

Geopolitical uncertainty has prompted the move of global wealth. Intensifying the power struggle within the China Communist Party ...

July 4, 2022BY Jennifer Bateman

Hong Kong Experiences Shortage of Skilled Auditors Amid Emigration Wave

Hong Kong is facing an exodus of educated workers on a scale not seen since the early 1990s, ...

July 2, 2022BY Kathleen Li

Hong Kong Government Excludes Emigrants from Voucher Scheme

The Hong Kong government introduced the Consumption Voucher Scheme hoping to boost consumer demand, and to save its ...

June 24, 2022BY Julia Ye

BNO Visa Applications Increased 25 percent Quarterly, 110,000 Approvals Last Year

A wave of emigration from Hong Kong has surged since the National Security Law was passed in June ...

June 6, 2022BY Julia Ye

UK Launches New Visa Scheme to Attract Talent, Including Graduates from top Hong Kong Universities

Britain's Home Office launched a new visa scheme on May 30, hoping to attract the “brightest and best” ...

June 6, 2022BY Winnie Han

Most New Hong Kong Immigrants to UK Doing Well Mentally, but 1 in 4 Have PTSD Symptoms: Survey

Most Hongkongers who immigrated to the U.K. after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the city in ...

June 3, 2022BY Shawn Lin

UK’s High Education Fees Impeding Young Hongkongers, British MPs Warn

The success of young Hong Kongers who fled to the UK to escape oppression is at risk because ...

June 1, 2022BY Peter Simpson

Hong Kong Migrants Warn UK Government to Be Wary of CCP Infiltration

In early May, British MPs met some Hong Kong migrants who called on the UK government to watch ...

May 25, 2022BY Jessica Mao