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The UK's Hong Kong visa offer is due to start 31st January 2021

Britain has today confirmed details of its route to citizenship for almost three million people from Hong Kong, saying in a statement that there would be no quota on numbers.
A five-year visa will cost 250 pounds per person and applications will start Jan. 31 next year.

Of particular interest is this:
"It also suggested the influx would provide a boost to the economy of between 2.4 to 2.9 billion pounds."
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ho...KBN2771Y5?il=0

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/hong-kon...a-applications
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And where in the UK are They going to live if they decide to come here? another brain plan not thought through properly
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22-10-2020, 07:19 PM
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Well if they eat illegals they'll reduce our population by eight million or more.
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22-10-2020, 07:32 PM
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I'd rather have them here than the wasters washing up on our shores every day just to live a life of Riley claiming benefits and sponging. At least the Chinese have a work ethic.
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22-10-2020, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd ->
I'd rather have them here than the wasters washing up on our shores every day just to live a life of Riley claiming benefits and sponging. At least the Chinese have a work ethic.
So would l Juddy!!
But l suspect the governments motives for this are more to do with
how much money they would bring INTO the country ??

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Originally Posted by Judd ->
I'd rather have them here than the wasters washing up on our shores every day just to live a life of Riley claiming benefits and sponging. At least the Chinese have a work ethic.
Totally agree. Moreover they don't hats us, want to kill or injure us, abuse our kids, and want to impose a totally alien way of life upon us.
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Me too Judd.

It's good to see proof that the UK is keeping the promise it made and offering this pathway to full UK citizenship.
Plus (since we can monitor how many arrive) it hopefully will provide added impetus to increase new homebuilding and other things too.
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I live in a `university` town and is noted for its many Chinese students. They go about their daily lives, not drinking nor carrying on at nighttime causing bother and fighting, neither do they take part in demonstrations or go around pulling down statues. A welcome addition to the town.
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As is typical, the Chinese Government as suggesting that the offering of visas is a "mistake".

Of course it is - a mistake on the part of the Chinese government who (as seems to be common) musjudged the UK's reaction hoping we would just grumble and then leave alone, no doubt.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ho...-idUKKBN2780LH
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Originally Posted by Zaphod ->
As is typical, the Chinese Government as suggesting that the offering of visas is a "mistake".

Of course it is - a mistake on the part of the Chinese government who (as seems to be common) musjudged the UK's reaction hoping we would just grumble and then leave alone, no doubt.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ho...-idUKKBN2780LH
Which is exactly what we should have done.
 
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