Why some Hongkongers are taking a fresh look at their British National (Overseas) passports

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4 жыл бұрын

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With its burgundy cover and coat of arms, the British National (Overseas) passport or BN(O) might look like a regular “full” British passport.
But just as a book cannot be judged by its cover - the relative benefits and rights offered by a BN(O) are complicated.
For nearly a decade after July 1, 1997 - when former British colony Hong Kong was handed back to Chinese sovereignty - the BN(O) passport was the most popular travel document among Hongkongers. At one stage, nearly 800,000 of the passports had been issued.
But by 2015, many residents who are Chinese nationals switched to less-expensive Hong Kong SAR passports, which also provide greater visa-free access abroad.
But amid anti-government protests in 2019, many are taking a fresh look at the BN(O) passports, and there are renewed calls for London to widen citizenship rights offered by the document.
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@dxelson 4 жыл бұрын

They should refer to how Portugal treated the people of Macau. BNO is a joke, they never intended hongkongers to be British. Portuguese Macanese have full Portuguese citizenship, unlike British hongkongers.

@Sarablueunicorn 4 жыл бұрын

Macau was never meant to be a colony and yes, Portugal gives citizenship like candies.

@paulozhan 4 жыл бұрын

I am Portuguese, and no, we don't give citizenship like candies. We give them to people who were born in former possessions before the time of handover, because that's what's right. Macau, Angola, Mozambique, etc, they weren't just protectorates, they were part of Portugal, and so everyone deserves equal rights. There are no tier 1 or tier 2 citizens.

@noveseth2863 4 жыл бұрын

@the MadHater And you think the Portuguese were any better? They've had their own exploitations

@paulozhan 4 жыл бұрын

@the MadHater unfortunately during the time the Philippines were colonized by Spain, Portugal and Spain were in a personal union, so we had the same King. We lost a ton of rights during those years, and it took us a full war to get our independence back (it is known as the restoration war).

@JennieBlinkXoldier 4 жыл бұрын

@@paulozhan under Felipe 2, right?

@RC-jr3th 4 жыл бұрын

long story short, BNO is valid as my expired HK Disneyland year pass

@draculwarmz96 4 жыл бұрын

BNO has many of it's own advantages. Although I understand 90% of the comment section here are hating HK people for caring about BNO and a sign of disloyalty.

@RC-jr3th 4 жыл бұрын

@@draculwarmz96 advantages as to only travel without having the hassle of applying a Visa, people laughing at the BNO isn't about their disloyalty, its about they are demanding a proper passport because they know BNO isn't worth anything as they using the who scenario to pretend they wanted to leave HK, why not just leave AND NEVER COME BACK and ask asylum and tell the imaginative horror story and how much they love EU limited Democracy, no one is stopping them to leave as they freedom are taken away

@henrytaverner1803 4 жыл бұрын

My yearly Disney theme park tickets are worth more than the BNO. sorry hongkies you're not welcome

@johnwig285 4 жыл бұрын

@@draculwarmz96 hating HK ppl? U mean calling out the hypocrisy of those who want freedom yet want former colonisers to take care of them?

@campkira 4 жыл бұрын

it a junk....they stlill going to deport you once the time limted are up...

@yhong9733 4 жыл бұрын

Pro-government, and pro-beijing should support the idea of BNO becoming a UK citizen. You wanted them to leave, they get to migrate. Win-win

@kgan4733 4 жыл бұрын

UK doesn't support that, which is the major reason for brexit

@loongsiu4766 4 жыл бұрын

actually we totally support that

@weiwenwwe2066 4 жыл бұрын

If UK accepts these BNOs, sure.

@starryskyhighway9628 4 жыл бұрын

Ikr..too many ppl on china (overpopulation)..those who want to leave..just leave..but who gonna accept them!? Dun Dun Dun

@velelimaka9040 4 жыл бұрын

The city Hong Kong was built by HKner and British. Let em have own city

@a1142730 4 жыл бұрын

Long story short, BNO = Second Class Citizen. as simple as that.

@calloutmccallout3623 4 жыл бұрын

Too true

@bluemarlin2u 4 жыл бұрын

Incorrect. They BNO holders are not citizens of the UK as they have no right of abode in the country.

@samy_bouzaglo 4 жыл бұрын

grateful cai Incorrect it is thrid class, since asylum seekers in UK live by getting government welfare and housing and are allowed to work

@andia968 4 жыл бұрын

@@bluemarlin2u why do uk treat them like that?they are loyal to uk

@hellonearth-thehistoryofwa1270 4 жыл бұрын

@@andia968 because of "brain drain", it is needed to protect OSTs from depopulation, and impoverishment, only the middle class could afford the move to the UK, leaving the poor, of whom there are many, unable to put pressure on china.

@leonluo4061 4 жыл бұрын

Let the holders of BNO document migrate to the UK.

@53smalltrain 4 жыл бұрын

Leon They should let the 2 millions claimed to be pro- democracy waving the british and american flags all migrate to UK or US. Wonder do they consider them as warriors or 2nd grade immigrants?

@OAS15 4 жыл бұрын

@@53smalltrain Most weren't born before the handover, and are thus unable to acquire the BNO passport anyway.

@53smalltrain 4 жыл бұрын

@@OAS15 Too bad. Um...may be they can apply as asylum seekers like those South Asia refugees or those trying to cross the border from Mexico to america?

@MarcusChan-ux2oj 4 жыл бұрын

ALL BNO HOLDERS shall stay in the Greater Bay area for the rest of your lives >:) P.S. Portuguese passport holder

@xiaolushi5887 4 жыл бұрын

That sounds great!

@Sarablueunicorn 4 жыл бұрын

Portugal gives full portuguese citizenship and passport to macaneses. That's why no one heard about Macau, almost all of them already got the portuguese citizenship, and it's not because their heart is with Portugal, just being a citizen of EU is so convenient.

@vincent5873 4 жыл бұрын

No only the people born before the handover has the access to become a full Portuguese citizenship

@griseldap1 4 жыл бұрын

@@vincent5873 And their children can have it too, my dad has one and so do I

@MarcusChan-ux2oj 4 жыл бұрын

I have it as well

@aabb-zz9uw 4 жыл бұрын

@@vincent5873 Not true. People who were Macauans before a day in 1981 got full EU citizenship and so will their children if both parents are EU citizens from Macau. It is not possible to get EU citizenship by marrying a Macauan EU citizen.

@felipedeoliveira_ 4 жыл бұрын

Macau was not part of China and Macau was never intended to be given to China. Portugal gave Macau to China on free will it was Portuguese territory for over 5 centuries but somehow Beijing found a way to corrupt the Portuguese government who gave Macau to China.

@SuccessforLifester 4 жыл бұрын

Let these young and energetic young HKers migrate aboard. They are young and could channel their energy to their workforce. It will be a win win for the countries and these Hkers

@coolspot18 4 жыл бұрын

They'll quickly realize the grass is not greener on the other side.

@kuniosaiki 4 жыл бұрын

Why do you think brexit happened. To stop immigrants coming in to the country. It’s not gonna happen till all the old white people at the top go.

@thelsnyc916 4 жыл бұрын

agree. let them live in a different country then become a beggar.

@mynahbird20000 3 жыл бұрын

more likely they can be useful for organising tian ann mens overseas to topple CCP or become ordinary rioters in their country of adoption.

@yanshanu 4 жыл бұрын

UK should take the HKers who want to move to UK. This is a win-win situation for China and HKers. If UK also likes it, perfect, because then it's a 3 way win situation.

@holycow343 4 жыл бұрын

what you think Brexit was all about? They don't want immigrants coming to britian. Last thing the citizens of UK wants is more non-white people coming to the country lol.

@yanshanu 4 жыл бұрын

@@holycow343 oh, too bad. I just hope those HK rioters will go to somewhere, or anywhere, giving everybody a chance of peace.

@douglei4413 4 жыл бұрын

If the hk rioters go to uk, I think within a week they would want to return back to HK and beg china for forgiveness.

@alantan9863 4 жыл бұрын

@@douglei4413 no overseas Chinese community in ASEAN wanna accept them. Singapore sees them (black shirt violent rioters) as spoiled kids that will get canning in Singapore jails, in Malaysia, 1 HK protestors condemning the whole Chinese community because they're overwhelmingly sympathetic to the China's Central Government and HKSAR government. As a Hokkien who don't speak Cantonese fluently, I'm shocked when they're channeling their anger to someone who speak Mandarin.

@andia968 4 жыл бұрын

@@alantan9863 most indonesian chinese dont like the way they behave too.spoiled and childish

@thisistotallyfine 4 жыл бұрын

BNO = basically a UK visa but with a passport cover I mean a passport that only lets you stay for 6mths? Even a US visa can do that!

@draculwarmz96 4 жыл бұрын

US can take visas away from anyone. It's different.

@generalkenobi5173 4 жыл бұрын

Visas and passports are two different things mate

@qimengzhang2836 4 жыл бұрын

a US passport can do that not a visa

@thisistotallyfine 4 жыл бұрын

Qimeng zhang a US visa allows you to stay up 6 months

@thisistotallyfine 4 жыл бұрын

GENERAL KENOBI it’s a BNO passport, not a real UK passport

@fharrison3011 4 жыл бұрын

Britain is the literally the cause of so many conflicts world wide, Britain should man up and give them real passport and rights as colonizer of Macao

@kimusan8245 4 жыл бұрын

F Harrison u mean portugal instead of british??

@fharrison3011 4 жыл бұрын

@@kimusan8245 learn from Portugal that's what i mean XD

@alantan9863 4 жыл бұрын

like Portugal and Macao you mean?

@bazzatheblue 4 жыл бұрын

There's millions of them.No thanks

@roro-mm7cc 4 жыл бұрын

uk cant because china isn't letting them - look what the ambassador was saying in the interview.. the uk cant risk offending china in a big way like that..

@CameronPan 4 жыл бұрын

Second class citizen identification. Terrific commemorative souvenirs!

@leonh6917 4 жыл бұрын

Not even second class, it’s a tourist visa

@draculwarmz96 4 жыл бұрын

@@leonh6917 Nope. BNO passport has some advantages of it's own.

@draculwarmz96 4 жыл бұрын

I bet any China person wants a BNO. Look I understand China citizens feelings are hurt by Hong Kong people....

@leonh6917 4 жыл бұрын

Dracul warmz it’s has many visa free countries, but zero benefits of staying in Uk.

@josephdjan7500 3 жыл бұрын

still better than chinese

@GeneralStaff019 4 жыл бұрын

I support the conversion from BNO passport to a full UK passport provided the passport holders give up their Chinese（Hong Kong) citizenship (i.e. they have to leave Hong Kong).

@ifb6368 4 жыл бұрын

Britain wouldn't allow it since they would have nearly 2M people flooding into their country.

@aliwakanda7327 4 жыл бұрын

They did Brexit to avoid excess migration from the continental Europe. Since HKers r already granted second-class citizens in the first place, the British can only be more unwilling to take them in.

@FrancisLitanofficialJAPINOY 11 ай бұрын

US Visa required for BNO passport and US ESTA required for British passport (ESTA not required for UK BERMUDA passport)

@greatsky8226 10 ай бұрын

UK had created the BNO to make trouble in Hong Kong, but for the Holder of BNO to migrate to UK.

@yggvv7570 5 ай бұрын

Funny, Hong Kong citizenship and Chinese citizenship are different identities.

@mocuishle3519 4 жыл бұрын

So BN(O) passport doesn’t allow the HongKong holders to have suffrage rights, instead it only allows one more right as freely traveling in UK and have a homosexual marriage there.😂😂😂😂

@carzyscenctist 4 жыл бұрын

BNO holders should get full citizenship rights as British nationals

@askcleftnew 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy.

@carzyscenctist 4 жыл бұрын

@@askcleftnew You're crazy.

@PaddyMan1988 4 жыл бұрын

Keep dreaming. 😂😂😂

@MarcusChan-ux2oj 4 жыл бұрын

no never

@etgood6154 4 жыл бұрын

Yes yes yes but dream on

@yulifts1873 4 жыл бұрын

Literally a document stipulating your status as a second-tier citizen.

@Jamie-nt3eh 4 жыл бұрын

Actually no citizenship is given so not even 2nd class. Stateless if China didn't give HK people citizenship.

@xueueux 3 жыл бұрын

They love to be 2nd tier class people though..😅

@doanthongnguyen6062 4 жыл бұрын

2:24 so BN(O) holders have no automatic "right of abode" to live- or work in the U.K, but do they have automatic to live or work in others British overseas Territories like Falkland Islands ?

@isaacioane7806 4 жыл бұрын

I’m a dual citizen. New Zealand and Australia so my comment has no relevance to this topic

@isaacioane7806 4 жыл бұрын

Both countries are commonwealth

@leonh6917 4 жыл бұрын

Isaac Ioane Both of your passports are way better than BNO.

@Blindswordsman1994 4 жыл бұрын

Tbf the full UK passport will be pretty worthless once brexit happens

@DM-wk3gz 4 жыл бұрын

That's a joke

@widhinugraha5640 4 жыл бұрын

😁😁

@Miquelalalaa 4 жыл бұрын

What is that supposed to mean? You people are making things up.

@EckRD 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. The amount of Derelict and empty shell walking around the UK will be astounding.

@Blindswordsman1994 4 жыл бұрын

If brexit happens now. It's become a bit of a joke.

@chiajoegm1045 4 жыл бұрын

Even if Britain is willing to take all Hong Konger who want to move to Britain, I am sure China would not object.

@kat3325 4 жыл бұрын

why they act against citizenship in this case?

@SerBallister 4 жыл бұрын

Why would Britain want to expand it's population by 10% ? It's a small island and one of the most densely populated in Europe.

@kat3325 4 жыл бұрын

SerBallister I’m talking about China, not Britain

@A4969Z 4 жыл бұрын

Will china release the Uighur Muslims so they can leave china?

@sdprz7893 4 жыл бұрын

All my fellow brits would rather have Hong Kong immigrants than those from the Middle East

@Diamondman29 3 жыл бұрын

i rather no immigrants at all to be fair

@pharisse94 4 жыл бұрын

Those ex Malaysians who gave up their citizenship and appealed for british overseas citizenship and then got revoked and became stateless should watch this

@AhLum90 4 жыл бұрын

i dont see points here... if thy choose to migrate and give up MYSian status, thats their choice. I respect their own decision, and this BNO is totally different thing with citizenship.

@beanhole123 4 жыл бұрын

Not exactly sure what the original comment means but my grandad fought for Malaysia in the navy and then got a British overseas passport and came England Everything for us was fine once they settled they applied to be actual citizens

@pharisse94 4 жыл бұрын

@@AhLum90 No one is bothered by their choice. But this issue has posed headache to both sides. As they're fooled by solicitors that asked them to do so, these ppl aren't aware that M'sian law never allows dual citizenship and one must give up his M'sian nationality once they are granted others. Now these ppl are trapped in limbo, coz Msia refuses to take them back and UK classifies them as stateless.

@pharisse94 4 жыл бұрын

@@beanhole123 your grandad's case was totally different. Back then Malaysia was under Britain and your grandad had served for them. I am pointing to those who made an impulsive decision for the sake of money and taking something for granted, those who accused Msia for never being fair to them. For them being British nationals matters a lot, more fortunate than being Msian.

@timngim583 4 жыл бұрын

@@AhLum90 They chose to migrate but Britain didn't accept them and gave them citizenship. You're not supposed to give you your Malaysian status or current citizenship until you get the British Citizenship. You are not supposed to be stateless. And unlike Malaysia, Britain allows dual citizenship, so you would not have to give up Malaysian Citizenship.

@BakerStreetDet 4 жыл бұрын

Please grant all these rebels full UK citizenship, send millions of them to the UK, and don’t let them return to Hong Kong.

@idyllsend6481 4 жыл бұрын

@Home Home Most of them are born post 1997 though. They just want that passport XD

@idyllsend6481 4 жыл бұрын

@Home Home I know. Waving those British and US flags was a disgrace and a dishonor to their mainland Chinese ancestors.

@hellonearth-thehistoryofwa1270 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think you udnerstand. hong kong belongs to hong kongers, if they want to be british by a majority, then the isaland goes with them.

@presidentofchina2236 4 жыл бұрын

Don't worry. I built a prison camp. I mean educational center for them

@alantan9863 4 жыл бұрын

Have to ask if Lee hsien long wants them or not.

@presidentofchina2236 4 жыл бұрын

Wait, Hong Kong is supposed to be in the same system as China in 2047? I thought it was just recently.

@kudim3185 4 жыл бұрын

Just look at the comments section and know that we are all doomed in the future.

@AF-qn9hc 4 жыл бұрын

Just go and stay illegal in other countries if you can. By 2047 HK, no one can intervene during the process of returning.

@gregh7457 4 жыл бұрын

how did you know the future? what you said is happening in 2020

@yoursaremine 4 жыл бұрын

BNO holder want to go to UK，let them go my great British friends🤣

@Zerpentsa6598 4 жыл бұрын

They can all come to Britain and claim council housing and benefits, that's why.

@btbees1 4 жыл бұрын

Or, join the 600,000 homeless teenagers living on the streets in London.

@EmpireTVDragon 4 жыл бұрын

They Britain are taking people from EU and accepting regular refugees

@anniw3704 4 жыл бұрын

Please... Hongkongers are known to be hardworkers and too proud to be on welfare. They got more money in savings than all your mamas put together.

@Zerpentsa6598 3 жыл бұрын

@@anniw3704 Yes. And these are staying put in China's SAR. UK can have the bananas, the detritus.

@anniw3704 3 жыл бұрын

@@Zerpentsa6598 trust me, it's the ones with money and employed people that get to move to UK. Not to mention, unemployment rate of HK ppl in UK is rock bottom.

@TimStamper89 2 жыл бұрын

Just like the Gurkhas we should be ensuring these individuals are given full British citizenship should they request and require it. We have to help them to avoid being absorbed into such a vile system as operates in china

@SubjectAccess 4 жыл бұрын

I thought BNO meant big night out?

@pigyear88 4 жыл бұрын

BNO... British NO

@louisbeerreviews8964 4 жыл бұрын

Frack off

@medialcanthus9681 4 жыл бұрын

Witty

@user-cl8cl6qc5t 4 жыл бұрын

what a boomer joke LOL.

@EzekielCarvalho 4 жыл бұрын

Well, it's unfair on the part of the UK government to not help these Hong Kong citizens who are still loyal to the British.

@jdavis6053 4 жыл бұрын

Unfair? UK government does not owe them anything, plus what can they do? HK belongs to China now.

@jdavis6053 4 жыл бұрын

Lily C Precisely.

@ImranZakhaev9 4 жыл бұрын

The new Papers, Please looks lit

@handhealing8685 4 жыл бұрын

How about Canadian or Australian citizenship

@sicilianotoronto 4 жыл бұрын

The one country two systems is ALRWADY in jeopardy! Britain should give right of abode there, and more.

@egreeno 4 жыл бұрын

Long live free Hong Kong. 🇭🇰

@Jamie-nt3eh 4 жыл бұрын

HK has never been free. Before 1997 HK was ruled by London!

@fufufu951 3 жыл бұрын

Emmanuel it should be more like free you mind man, Young people in HK should educate themselves more, sign

@yeetorbeyeeted828 4 жыл бұрын

I mean British invaded Hong Kong when China didn’t want anything to do with brits

@tad555 4 жыл бұрын

And China invaded Tibet when Tibet wanted nothing to do with China. All superpowers are bullies end of story

@frankyong2607 2 жыл бұрын

@@tad555 Yes, all superpowers are bullies. On the case of Tibet - the Tibetans were internally fighting among themselves eventhough it was a theocracy of Buddhist priest-ruler/king. A group of losing Tibetans seeked external help from Mongols - Manchus (both closely allied militarily with each other) that was ruling over China from the 17th to early 20th century as the Qing Dynasty of China. Thus Tibet became an unwitting protectorate of the Manchu Inner Asian Empire and thereafter the Chinese Communist Party-State. The British Empire too had at one point invaded Tibet from British India. And yes the American 'Empire' too had actively supported/financed/trained (within USA) Tibetan freedom fighters/guerrillas to intrude from Mustang, Nepal into Tibet (under China's control). But the Tibetans were betrayed by USA when Nixon suddenly warmed up to Mao. Superpowers/global hegemons have no principles but only self power interests.

@chaospilot2142 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Im really surprised how objectiv and informativ the south china morning post is. A shame that there aren´t more chinese news like this.

@jun528 4 жыл бұрын

The HKSAR passport is literally more powerful than most of BNO passports lol 💀

@francischan3785 4 жыл бұрын

Go to UK for democracy and freedom. No need for protest.

@Suffer-grow 4 жыл бұрын

So now Hong Kongers are going to “peacefully” protest in London?Ohhhh,me and my pop corn are ready

@ifb6368 4 жыл бұрын

It's all fun and games till they come to London and start protesting. That would be an easy way to get all BNOs denounced immediately.

@dwitelite 4 жыл бұрын

Music used?

@kitchaosuk 4 жыл бұрын

We (the UK) have just announced that we will give citizenship to BNO passport holders and the eligible.

@rivenadeshizzle 4 жыл бұрын

Full UK citizenship for BNO citizens... LOL! Keep dreaming!

@MoonlightWalnut 4 жыл бұрын

rivenade Are you sure you’re not the one dreaming? Cause their dream just came true :3

@aaronsavvy2908 4 жыл бұрын

@@MoonlightWalnut I'd LOVE to see their dream come true as someone from a former British colony but the UK government won't give them the right to citizenship unless they stay in the UK for 6 continuous years. They deserved an automatic right to be a citizen, without having to leave their home country..

@hansolo7205 4 жыл бұрын

They should go. A friend moved to Toronto in 97 and had to move back because he couldn't find work in his field. He paid 4x more for a flat that is same size and in same area after 5yrs.

@tianko5609 4 жыл бұрын

The problem must be your friend. Someone who can speak both English and Chinese and also citizenship/work visa have more business and career opportunities than a native English.

@rchung9408 4 жыл бұрын

At 0:45, British Hongkongers are said to have been eligible for British Overseas Territories Citizenship. It is not correct....Hongkongers were British Dependent Territories citizenship (BDTC).

@entertainmentjoke2871 2 жыл бұрын

How is the BN(O) doing now?

@alextan4324 4 жыл бұрын

Attention to all HKers, u can read all the comments below & u will realize that you’re not welcome to be British citizen at all by pure UK citizen.

@EmpireTVDragon 4 жыл бұрын

No, I live in UK and I talked to many people about the issue. They would be more than happy to grant Hong Konger British citizenship. The government don't support that, the people do. The government will probably consider granting Hong Konger citizenship with Brexit reducing migrants. People saying that are Chinese with inferiority complex, overthinking and imagining things.

@douglei4413 4 жыл бұрын

@@EmpireTVDragon. Just like the brexit vote...49% will welcome them and 51% will not

@alextan4324 4 жыл бұрын

EmpireTV(Dragon) when? Like forever? Next 10-20yrs? Don’t be naive, if British really keen of offering citizenship, they should done it before the handover, even then, HKers are not given full citizenship. Wake up mate

@EmpireTVDragon 4 жыл бұрын

@@douglei4413 No that thing is quite bi-partisan

@travelleryu 4 жыл бұрын

@@EmpireTVDragon British are known for their politeness (on the surface) during conversations. They don't express their real feelings to strangers.

@pressefr 4 жыл бұрын

4:30 a breach... They have breached theirs.

@DCFunBud 4 жыл бұрын

Cut the music!

@joshuas22 4 жыл бұрын

The house of lord in Great Britain are currently debating on whether to grant Hong Kongers (doesn’t say if it’s just people before 97 or everyone) full British passports

@xuchen4012 4 жыл бұрын

I think Beijing government should sponsor those anti-Beijing HKer to leave HK, with a promise that they wont go back to HK in the next Ten years. It's a win-win for both.

@yuensipjackychong6085 4 жыл бұрын

British draw the cookies for hong konger, n Hong konger put some sesame seed on it .

@blokeabouttown2490 4 жыл бұрын

Then China takes the cookies and eats them with tea.

@jon_nomad 2 жыл бұрын

Insurance policy. My friends have BNO, Malaysian & Singaporean PR, New Zealand PR.

@Yamamotoseto 4 жыл бұрын

The commonwealth countries and Taiwan should accept bnos to immigrate. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK and Taiwan.

@hzvincent 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining that British National (Overseas) are not British Nationals.

@paulm3224 4 жыл бұрын

I'm British and I'm all up for giving them full citizenship, problem with that is ofcourse everyone would leave hong kong , our border is wayyyyyyy stricter now

@zhikangchen1063 3 ай бұрын

I am all up for giving 500 USD to everyone on this planet, problem with that is of course my pocket is more than half empty😂

@handhealing8685 4 жыл бұрын

Some got full British passports

@danielh3367 3 жыл бұрын

Dear Hong Kongers, please accept the offer from the BN (O). It would be a strong sign to China if thousands or millions left the city. A sign against the suppression of freedoms and human rights!

@Mr-Ad-196 4 жыл бұрын

When the army roll in Hong Kong......gotta get that British passport eh?

@ozsharpener 4 жыл бұрын

PLA has been staying in HK for more than 2 decades. What's the use of that passport?

@Mr-Ad-196 4 жыл бұрын

@@ozsharpener hrmmmm idk.

@Sk-ym1uv 4 жыл бұрын

Please grant these rioters UK citizenship and take them away.

@roro-mm7cc 4 жыл бұрын

not rioters that was called a peaceful protest mate..

@Sk-ym1uv 4 жыл бұрын

Roman 213 okay mate please take those peaceful protestors to your country. Since they favour democracy so much that they will achieve it at all cost (even set someone alight), I’m sure it’ll contribute a big deal to your country. :) I really think you need them.

@ifb6368 4 жыл бұрын

@@Sk-ym1uv While most Brits are on HK's side, the Government isn't going to add an additional 2M people to it's country.

@pheonixdark2003 4 жыл бұрын

Yer because standing up for your rights is a bad thing to do, scumbag communism needs more sheep. U wouldnt understand democracy because u have never had it

@Humzahization 3 жыл бұрын

Why do you need to register with the police?

@kwa6022 4 жыл бұрын

The advantage of BNO passport is that it can be renew through internet and post. PRC may stop HKSAR passport renewal. If everyone in PRC can get their passport easily, 30+ dead bodies will not be found in UK.

@robertblomberg1863 Жыл бұрын

they r vietnumese

@doremikan22 4 жыл бұрын

I hold a SG passport(before that a baby BNO passport), HKID card, and Irish ID card. 😆

@dh-nx3wv 4 жыл бұрын

doremikan22 but you’ve gotta move here and there just for making sure the identities available 😳

@khaikiaklim63 4 жыл бұрын

Hong Kong is like a mixed-blood child.

@litchi4507 4 жыл бұрын

mixed breeds you mean?

@user-lx1ks8bl7l 4 жыл бұрын

没人拦着你回英国住，除了你干爹英国

@niceuuuu9847 4 жыл бұрын

now I know the reason why hong kong movie id always the best before 2000

@screenapple1660 2 жыл бұрын

this is messed up. You can't use "a special administrative region" title. You have to use a Beijing passport "The people's republic of china" title.🤦‍♂

@mrtoptenatten 4 жыл бұрын

THE UK IS VASTLY OVER POPULATED.......WHERE WILL THEY ALL LIVE ......"AND WORK' ?

@Andychengg 4 жыл бұрын

In other words, its useless LOLOL

@whyareyougay8342 4 жыл бұрын

Rather than the term handover, i prefer to call it reclaim

@gregh7457 4 жыл бұрын

looks like 1 country 2 systems ends in 2020, not 2047

@gyzq 4 жыл бұрын

As mainlander, I think Hongkongers with BN(0) passports and their Children should be given a one-time choice to be British Citizen or Chinese Citizen. If their hearts and souls is not with China, just let them leave. They should leave China for Britain when UK allows them, then everyone will be better off.

@thadiussean9133 4 жыл бұрын

It's not the HKSAR that's not letting them leave. They can leave anytime another country accepts them. Now, from the British perspective, why would they give them full British citizenship? Why would they import a bunch of lowly educated, un-wealthy, people with questionable ethics, some with pending rioting and assault charges? To bring crime to the UK and to claim their benefits? The people with the skills or the wealth can easily immigrate to the UK. In the 97' Handover, a lot of wealthy or highly skilled hong kongers were offered full British citizenship. The rest were given the passport for dogs, aka BNO.

@_______.____._______ 4 жыл бұрын

Sad VPN user

@bigboss337 4 жыл бұрын

Thadius Sean exactly. These rioters see themselves as british and believe the uk cares about them. But the uk only pretends to care but doesnt actually want them.

@lyen2801 4 жыл бұрын

the key.......why would they give them full British citizenship?

@tk9060 4 жыл бұрын

@@_______.____._______ And somehow still less ignorant than the majority of you "free" users.

@jonathanlee297 4 жыл бұрын

How to solve conflict between citizens and government? Immigration

@osmomosis9216 3 жыл бұрын

Better than getting ruled by a dictator

@benderbendingrofriguez3300 19 күн бұрын

It is pretty sad how Britain cannot accept the fact that they are not longer an empire.

@rontheoracle 4 жыл бұрын

BNO = Just another way to segregate HK from China

@w8ngr 4 жыл бұрын

My dad had a British nationalist passport lived in the uk then had me and I now have a full passport and a HK citizenship card with 3 stars

@eliefosso7215 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Wong will I get to keep that passport cause it’s better than the mainland one

@serpentzachary1340 4 жыл бұрын

Sadly most activist are young people and won't be able to go to UK for more than 12 months because most of them probably have HK passport not BNO

@Daniel_evilbois 4 жыл бұрын

What is Hongkonger? Nationality or ethnic? U r not joking right?

@yeusean 4 жыл бұрын

One can never trust the British as usual.

@karlheven8328 4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@roro-mm7cc 4 жыл бұрын

uk cant because china isn't letting them - look what the ambassador was saying in the interview.. the uk cant risk offending china in a big way like that..

@kevintroy2540 4 жыл бұрын

Tricking, Thieving, and Using Asians as usual!!!

@skeptic781 3 жыл бұрын

@@roro-mm7cc Finally someone with sense.

@aabb-zz9uw 4 жыл бұрын

BNO holders shold get right of abode in other commonwealth countries such as India,Pakistan and Bangladesh if something actually happens.

@frankyong2607 2 жыл бұрын

Impossible. Those three countries you named have their own immigration laws and have nothing to do with the BN(O).

@youwatch1995 4 жыл бұрын

They can't live or work in UK? So they are just basically a taxpayer to increase revenue?

@desiretheright 4 жыл бұрын

You watch they can now

@Muski_moonstar 4 жыл бұрын

well, my brother was holding BNO and he applied for british n he got it,, all u need to spend money and filful requirements,,, one time they will reject for sure but reapply again solater they will consider, n give u,,, but we r not Chinese citizen,, we belong to Pakistan but hong kong born,,, i wish hk ppl who r holding BNO get British,,, mmm even i have BNO but i have not applied for British passport yet,,, before things go worse pls apply dont wait for UK GOv to approve

@tbseow344 4 жыл бұрын

Chris Patten should help BNO holders get asylum in UK. As last Gov of HK, that's the least he could do. He's former Chairman of the Conservative Party and also sits in the House of Lords. Surely can do something.

@angeloc7369 4 жыл бұрын

Asylum costs money.

@tbseow344 4 жыл бұрын

@@angeloc7369 I get it. Talk by Chris Pattern is cheap. Asylum costs money.

@hoifeikwok7457 4 жыл бұрын

"not recognising the progress Hong Kong has made as part of China since its colonial days"? What progress? More poverty? Sky rocketing house prices? Housing crisis?

@frankyong2607 2 жыл бұрын

The "sky rocketing house prices" and " housing crisis" are due to HK SAR's own government of native Hong Kongers in collusion with Hong Konger real estate land developers in hoarding up huge land bank to jack up prices. This mode of pro-big business HK SAR govt is a continuation of that of the British Hong Kong colonial govt.

@Frank-mm2yp 4 жыл бұрын

Potentially up to 3 million Hong Kongers may legally be making their way to the UK in the not too distant future according to the latest BOJO pronouncements. Stay tuned....

@ezpic2 4 жыл бұрын

They better use it to RUN!!

@tommyz0123 4 жыл бұрын

Send all BNO or anyone wanting to be UK citizen to Falkland island.

@patricecheung4575 4 жыл бұрын

All BNO people sent to Falkland and then mainland people move into Hong Kong . Ideal solution.

@tommyz0123 4 жыл бұрын

Vincent Ye tells you how much Britain care about HK people.

@mangosorbet768 4 жыл бұрын

Is should call passport of identity illusion.🤣

@medialcanthus9681 4 жыл бұрын

Witty

@gombalmukiyopujaanku 4 жыл бұрын

Why do so many people like BNO passport then?

@beyondthestars4299 2 жыл бұрын

why UK didnt give bno passport to egyptians too?

@jbk19xx57 4 жыл бұрын

I sympathise with the people of Hong-Kong

@medialcanthus9681 4 жыл бұрын

I won't waste any sympathy on people who want to disown their "parent"; being a quitter is nothing to be proud of.

@etgood6154 4 жыл бұрын

Dont waste your sympathy on these disloyal people. They dont know when they are blessed. They have destroy their own city they lived in .

@Chan-me5wg 4 жыл бұрын

@@medialcanthus9681 parent? PRC is the third wheel. It's not "returning" to PRC. Learn before you speak

@medialcanthus9681 4 жыл бұрын

@@Chan-me5wgyou Glbl

@kriskris4776 4 жыл бұрын

No Dogs And Chinese Allowed 😔😔😔😔 That is how humiliating UK had treated all CHINESE in CHINA

@SM-ku3uo 4 жыл бұрын

That was specifically in HK, referred to the HK Chinese

@Miquelalalaa 4 жыл бұрын

That's actually a myth, and the discrimination it refers to has not been in place since the 1920s, before HK's boom as part of Britain.

@ifb6368 4 жыл бұрын

@@SM-ku3uo The UK would much rather take HK Chinese over mainland Chinese everyday. Though it doesn't care about either.

@lianlianliu7990 4 жыл бұрын

Why people try to stop them from being what they want, why even convince them not to. Just let them go as far as possible from Hong Kong. Hong Kong belongs to people who love this city. Therefore let’s pray that Britain government grant them full passports so the Hong Kong will be quiet again

@backpackingvillager1480 4 жыл бұрын

Every 3 years..have to enter HK to save HK identity card status...is this even necesaary?

@Jamie-nt3eh 3 жыл бұрын

I think if you are not born in HK.

@dgscholar 4 жыл бұрын

Hk: we are British, take us plz Uk: ahah they got banter

@etgood6154 4 жыл бұрын

Lu your s is the best joke ha ha ha

@alexvin21 4 жыл бұрын

I was born in 1996 and I also have BN(O) and Hong Kong passport.

@ericauuw6613 4 жыл бұрын

Lol what's the point to have a BNO, either u get a UK passport or just stick on a Chinese passport

@MoonlightWalnut 4 жыл бұрын

Foreshadowing: a case study

@freddyfreddy3177 4 жыл бұрын

We understand that it is impracticable to obtain the right of abode in the UK. The reason why I m still holding this passport simply because a sense of pride - for being a British.

@JimmyJohanes 4 жыл бұрын

when you still can't move on from your stepmom..

@sushanzhang2465 4 жыл бұрын

Jimjoztc such superficial comments would only be made by Chinese mainlanders.

@ifb6368 4 жыл бұрын

@@sushanzhang2465 Yep. It's much more like when you want to go back to your loving mothers house instead of your abusive father's.

@mackwong350 4 жыл бұрын

Macau people born before December 20, 1999 are Portuguese citizens, so why can't Hong Kong people born before July 1, 1997 be British citizens?

@olivejake3053 4 жыл бұрын

As a HKer, i don't understand why China doesn't allow Britain to take BNO holders and is calling Britain to mind its own business. I have seen the comments here and people from China is extremely supportive of this. So what exactly is wrong? It will honestly be win-win.