U.K. Says Offer to Hong Kongers Still Stands After China Warning
- Almost 3 million people eligible for path to U.K. citizenship
- China warns of ‘corresponding measures’ if Britain goes ahead
A demonstrator shows a British National (Overseas) passport as another waves a colonial-era Hong Kong flag during a protest in Hong Kong, China, on May 29.
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Boris Johnson’s government refused to back down after China warned of “consequences” if it presses ahead with the offer a home in the U.K. for millions of Hong Kong residents.
The British prime minister promised almost 3 million people new visas and a path to citizenship after China enforced a security law on the former British colony, which Johnson called a “clear and serious breach” of the 1984 handover treaty between London and Beijing.