(CN member) In the United Kingdom, full voting rights and rights to stand as a candidate are given to citizens of Ireland and to "qualifying" citizens of Commonwealth countries; this is because they are not regarded in law as foreigners. This is a legacy of the situation that existed before 1983 where they had the status of British subjects.[2][15]
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Negotiation concerning the future of Hong Kong started in the late 1970s between Britain and China. With the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on 19 December 1984, the future of Hong Kong was set, with China to assume sovereignty of the entire territory of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997.
At that time, there were some 3.5 million residents of Hong Kong with BDTC status by virtue of their connection with Hong Kong.[citation needed] Another 2 million were believed to have been eligible to apply to become BDTCs. After the handover, they would have lost this status and became solely Chinese nationals. At the time, Hong Kong was the largest of the remaining British dependent territories with over 5 million inhabitants.
Creation of the British National (Overseas) status[edit]
The Hong Kong Act 1985 created an additional category of British nationality known as British National (Overseas) or BN(O). This new category was available only to Hong Kong BDTCs, and any Hong Kong BDTC who wished to do so would be able to acquire the status of BN(O). The status was non-transferable and available only by application, and the deadline to apply was 30 June 1997.
British Overseas Citizen status for those who are 'otherwise stateless'[edit]
Any Hong Kong BDTCs who failed to register as a BN(O) by 1 July 1997 and would thereby be rendered stateless (generally because they were a non-ethnic Chinese and therefore could not automatically acquire Chinese nationality), automatically became a British Overseas Citizen under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986.[1]
British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990: British citiz
英国加入美，加，澳谴责中国香港的国安法，除此以外别的国家都声明不干涉中国内政
现在说可能给香港的30万英国海外公民，British oversea Nationals, 原先允许来英6个月，现在可能放宽到12个月找工作，仅此而已
wxc小编有所不知，这30万的签证是97年以前给的，现在这批人都啥年纪了，能到一个陌生国家重新开始吗？除非带着一大笔钱来英国
最近的20年，我亲眼目睹英国在走下坡路，本国老百姓的社会福利已经少到可怜，哪有余力照顾一大群还没有做过贡献的“海外公民”
英国政府实在不想得罪中国，也不敢得罪美国，就跟着瞎吆喝两句吧
你们尽糊弄香港人，给个签证啥用都没有，人当传家宝一样守了20多年
future citizenship
renewal.
光看外交大臣这一句话怎么觉得有点空头支票的意思啊，就是做个姿态吧？6个月延长到12个月，可以申请学习和工作，这个还不如我们的工签呢，还有两年。。再说就象lookatme说的，都多大年纪了呀，还学习找工作？
你们大英帝国到处发这个海外护照，收买人心
。。。讲真真的跑去30万香港人，大家能接受？何况你们现在疫情还没搞好，香港人哪里敢去。。
国籍只是护身符，在有些情况下有一定的作用。他们即使回英国，也不享受社会福利吧？因为他们没有给英国交税。我听说过，你们好像是这样。
他们有选举权。。哈哈
我们副总理说了，这么重大的事情，我们要单独发声
。。
他们应该可以算是commonwealth citizen
(CN member) In the United Kingdom, full voting rights and rights to stand as a candidate are given to citizens of Ireland and to "qualifying" citizens of Commonwealth countries; this is because they are not regarded in law as foreigners. This is a legacy of the situation that existed before 1983 where they had the status of British subjects.[2][15]
一年并可以工作，这样他们有可能成为英国公民。还有三百万是指下面的那批人
After the Sino-British Joint Declaration[edit]Negotiation concerning the future of Hong Kong started in the late 1970s between Britain and China. With the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration on 19 December 1984, the future of Hong Kong was set, with China to assume sovereignty of the entire territory of Hong Kong on 1 July 1997.
At that time, there were some 3.5 million residents of Hong Kong with BDTC status by virtue of their connection with Hong Kong.[citation needed] Another 2 million were believed to have been eligible to apply to become BDTCs. After the handover, they would have lost this status and became solely Chinese nationals. At the time, Hong Kong was the largest of the remaining British dependent territories with over 5 million inhabitants.
Creation of the British National (Overseas) status[edit]The Hong Kong Act 1985 created an additional category of British nationality known as British National (Overseas) or BN(O). This new category was available only to Hong Kong BDTCs, and any Hong Kong BDTC who wished to do so would be able to acquire the status of BN(O). The status was non-transferable and available only by application, and the deadline to apply was 30 June 1997.
British Overseas Citizen status for those who are 'otherwise stateless'[edit]Any Hong Kong BDTCs who failed to register as a BN(O) by 1 July 1997 and would thereby be rendered stateless (generally because they were a non-ethnic Chinese and therefore could not automatically acquire Chinese nationality), automatically became a British Overseas Citizen under the Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order 1986.[1]
British Nationality (Hong Kong) Act 1990: British citiz我觉得能接受，他们不但有钱而且勤奋。自由党更是要政府给全香港七百四十万人发英国海外护照 lol
如果他子女什么的，如果愿意，可以自由地去香港以外的所谓西方成家立业，也非常好。
提供就业？搞一堆房地产经纪吗？还是卖你保险？
香港也搞了一堆大陆的有钱人过去，现在都成了死结。。。
美国能做的就是取消香港的特殊待遇, 那也就是彻底失去对香港的影响力和一些好处, 但是中国也失去了香港这个特殊渠道. 中国不在乎这个渠道了, 因为西方离不开中国的市场.
你当然就没办法。
但是，如果西方因为香港的事制裁中国，那疼的很有可能是北京政府。当然，你说这会是两败俱伤。但还是要看伤的程度的：西方损失一些，而北京是不可能冒因为经济衰退失去政权的危险的。对吧？
更不要说美国可以因香港之事提高对台关系，甚至派武装人员进入台湾。记住，美国对包括台湾在内的东亚各国和地区都有保卫义务的，对，是义务。否则，这些地区和国家早就有核武器了。是美国承诺了保卫，这些地区和国家才没有核武器的。所以，美国对台湾绝对不可能袖手旁观，那会造成东亚各国和各地区的军备竞赛，这是中国绝对不希望看到的。所以，台湾是美国的王牌，也是底牌。这些底牌，你在新闻里是看不到的
有用的时候还能垫垫背