Select Committee · Home Affairs Committee

The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong

Status: Closed Opened: 4 Jan 2021 Closed: 1 Feb 2024 11 recommendations 11 conclusions 1 report

The Committee took evidence in January 2021 on visa and settlement routes for the residents of Hong Kong.

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement route… HC 191 7 Jul 2021 22 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
21 Conclusion Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa … Not Addressed

Worrying gaps in support for young people vulnerable to Beijing's political targeting.

There remain worrying gaps in this offer of support, notably for young people born since 1 July 1997 who we have heard are particularly vulnerable to political targeting by Beijing.

Government response. The government explains that BN(O) eligibility was expanded for adult children within a BN(O) status holder's household, but states there are no plans for further expansion to those outside this group. They also point to existing alternative immigration routes like …
Home Office

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
6 Jan 2021 Session View ↗

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
19 Apr 2023 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Immigration on the Hong Kong British National (Ove…
28 Apr 2021 From cttee Letter to the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration on the the new Hong K…
28 Apr 2021 To cttee Letter from the Minister for Future Borders and Immigration on the new Hong Kon…