China has passed a national security law for Hong Kong

Re:China has passed a national security law for Hong Kong by spacehunt on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @08:55AM (#23689514)

> They're asking for war

This is a gross misinterpretation. What the protestors actually wanted was:

- For the UK to grant BN(O) holders citizenship to show that they are no longer bound by the Sino-UK Joint Declaration.

- For the US to revoke Hong Kong's special status (the Hong Kong Policy Act).

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Re:China has passed a national security law for Hong Kong by arcticbull on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @04:32PM (#23694447)

> For the UK to grant BN(O) holders citizenship to show that they are no longer bound by the Sino-UK Joint Declaration.

BN(O)s are already British Nationals (hence the 'BN'), what they're missing is Right of Abode in the UK.

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Re:China has passed a national security law for Hong Kong by spacehunt on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @07:22AM (#23700242)

Correct, hence there is currently no pathway to citizenship / "settled status" for BN(O) holders.

This is why the recently proposed BN(O) changes are quite significant.

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