Select committee: Home Affairs Committee
Conclusion 1
Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong
Published 7 Jul 2021
Paragraph 39
Addressed to Home Office
Home Affairs Committee The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
In the 1985 Sino-British joint declaration the UK made a historic commitment to protect the freedom of the people of Hong Kong. Given the grave concerns of Governments, NGOs and human rights experts about the impact of the new security law on Hong Kongers’ freedoms we welcome the Government’s decision to honour this promise through the creation of the British National (Overseas) visa route. This is a substantial and important recognition both of the gravity of the situation in Hong Kong and the commitments made by the UK Government to the people of Hong Kong.
From: Home Affairs Committee, Second Report - The UK’s offer of visa and settlement routes for residents of Hong Kong (HC 191), paragraph 39, 7 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 10 September 2021 (deadline 6 September 2021).