Why Not Treat Northern Ireland Like Hong Kong, EU Suggests to U.K.
- Idea for solving Brexit border dilemma was put to British
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The search for an answer to Brexit’s most intractable problem -- what to do about the Irish border -- has thrown up a radical idea.
That the U.K. should think of Northern Ireland as a separate customs area, similar to Hong Kong. European Union officials have made the comparison during discussions in Brussels, according to people familiar with the matter speaking on condition of anonymity.