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Re:Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents by entropea on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @11:03AM (#23702157)
I bet we'll see nearly no refugees from Hong Kong when data starts appearing in a few years.
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Re:Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents by MattGaiser on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @11:14AM (#23702317)
Refugee is an official term with an official meaning. Anyone coming from Hong Kong doesn't fit that.
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Re:Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents by computerfriend on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @02:28PM (#23704758)
This is false. Simon Cheng was granted asylum today, for instance.

https://twitter.com/SimonCh15198572/status/12783360604063375...

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Re:Hong Kong: UK makes citizenship offer to residents by brabel on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @12:36PM (#23703403)
Of course they do: if they claim China is threatening them with prison for political reasons, they absolutely can claim asylum based on political persecution.
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