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Up to 2m Hongkongers could move to UK under new visa

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    Up to 2m Hongkongers could move to UK under new visa

    "Up to 2m Hongkongers could move to UK under new visa

    As the city’s political crisis deepens, residents could take up Britain’s offer of a visa safety net, and spark an investment boom

    Around half a million people from Hong Kong are expected to move to the UK in the next year, and just over one million across five years, according to Whitehall’s highest estimates, but some experts believe this could end up being even greater.

    Hong Kong’s political crisis has escalated since the Government’s estimations were first published in October. In November, four opposition lawmakers were ousted from the Legislative Council – its parliament equivalent – prompting the remaining 15 in the pro-democracy camp to quit.

    In December, a Chinese court jailed 10 pro-democracy activists for up to three years, for trying to flee Hong Kong – where they faced charges – to Taiwan via boat in August.

    Earlier this month, 53 former opposition lawmakers and activists were arrested in the biggest crackdown so far under the city’s national security law. Authorities accused them of plotting to “overthrow” the government.""

    Up to 2m Hongkongers could move to UK under new visa

    #2
    Up to 2 million might be eligible to gain the visa and come here but only a tiny fraction will undertake that perilous journey. Hongkong is millions times better than UK, why would they come here, for damp cold miserable days?
    Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !

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      #3
      Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
      Hongkong is millions times better than UK, why would they come here, for damp cold miserable days?
      CCP

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        #4
        Originally posted by fullyautomatix View Post
        Up to 2 million might be eligible to gain the visa and come here but only a tiny fraction will undertake that perilous journey. Hongkong is millions times better than UK, why would they come here, for damp cold miserable days?

        We don't tend to use tanks to Police demonstrations?
        Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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          #5
          Insane. The last thing overcrowded Britain needs is another 2m people.
          bloggoth

          If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
          John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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            #6
            I posted about this last year, which shows how on the ball our resident doom monger is, but the real figure will be more like 600,000. The big problem with this 600,000 is that they will tend to be well educated thus taking the jobs that British people would like rather than picking fruit

            Sent from my 5g carrier pigeon
            Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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              #7
              Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
              Insane. The last thing overcrowded Britain needs is another 2m people.
              China can now issue 100 mon Chinese with Hong Kong passports and then get them to the UK

              Sun Tzu innit

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                #8
                Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
                Insane. The last thing overcrowded Britain needs is another 2m people.
                2 million educated people particularly ones who aren't retirement age.

                Why are you complaining? Who do you think will be paying your state pension?
                "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
                  2 million educated people particularly ones who aren't retirement age.

                  Why are you complaining? Who do you think will be paying your state pension?
                  Indeed. Let them come.
                  We NEED immigration.
                  See You Next Tuesday

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                    #10
                    Highly unlikely and I suspect it will only be temporary, as in for a few years, before they move on.

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