U.K. May Offer Citizenship Path to 3 Million Hong Kong Residents
Pedestrians shelter under umbrellas to cross a street in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, on May 30.
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The U.K. may open a path to citizenship for almost 3 million Hong Kong residents unless China backs down on its planned security law for the city.
The move would vastly expand the number of people in the former British colony who could be eligible to live in the U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab indicated earlier that about 350,000 Hong Kong residents may be considered. The broader step was revealed in a media factsheet issued Friday by the Home Office.