When British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the launch of the British National Overseas (BNO) visa for Hong Kong people on the 31st of this month, the Chinese Foreign Ministry jumped to its feet, saying that China no longer recognizes the so-called BNO passport as a travel document and proof of identity. The Chinese Foreign Ministry is furious, saying that China no longer recognizes the so-called BNO passport as a travel document and proof of identity. In response, former Hong Kong Security Bureau Secretary Regina Ip said frankly that China’s countermeasures have no real impact on Hong Kong people.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian expressed strong dissatisfaction with the British launch of the BNO, criticizing the British side for “ignoring” the fact that Hong Kong has been reunited with China for 24 years and “blatantly breaking its promise” despite the Chinese position, accusing the UK of trying to turn Hong Kong people into “second-class British citizens. The British side accused the UK of trying to turn Hong Kong people into “second-class British citizens” and threatened that the Chinese side would no longer recognize the so-called BNO passports as travel documents and proof of identity from the 31st onwards, and reserved the right to take further measures.
In this regard, the former Secretary for Security of Hong Kong, the current chairman of the New People’s Party, said that the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s countermeasures in addition to combat the international recognition and mobility of the BNO, and will not have a substantial impact on Hong Kong people, because Hong Kong people do not need to rely on the BNO passport to travel, and said that Hong Kong people to the Chinese mainland is to use the “Home return permit.
However, Mrs. Ip claimed that the BNO to other countries will be recognized by the country’s own decision, China’s countermeasures, expected to use influence to ask countries friendly with China to follow up, not to recognize the BNO as a travel document.
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