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https://apple.news/AZF3D6JX5R46iWdLzFMyMOg
Boris Johnson doing something right for once.
Edit - it has been point out that it’s worth adding that this will only be available to those who hold a BNO passport (British National Overseas Passport) which currently stands at about 350,00 people, with another 2.5 million eligible to apply.
#freehongkong
Direwolf05
As a Republican I felt that Trump should have proposed the same thing.
JustDontCare
As a Brit, I'm glad and I hope our PM follows through. Plus we could definitely use the kind of educated workers Hong Kong produces.
UnitXc
How are we going to just support 3million extra bodies in the country out of nowhere though...
HighlandPotatoe
Has the daily mail started complaining about "dem immagrints" yet?
LoZCollector
We don't hate all migrants, just those who aren't like us culturally. HK is much closer culturally than Africa and the Middle East
evilspyre
There was a plan before the original handover to build a city for them all in Northern Ireland should have just gone with that really.
noisetosignal
Really? After the way the Unionists treated their own minorities.
evilspyre
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/revealed-british-plan-to-move-hong-kong-to-northern-ireland-1.2272256
Heavenissize17socks
Can we come too? -America
ShouldersDeepInAHorse
Wait, WITHIN Britain? Cuz 3 million people seems like a beyond insane amount of people to shove in there...
Blokewithabrew
Not if we build a second Hong Kong. Over something shit like Runcorn or Barrow.
hattiesburglar
Can England handle 3 million more people? Isn’t it smaller than Texas?
JordD04
The United Kingdom has a population of nearly 67 million already. 3 million more is only a 4.5% increase. It's about the same (1/2)
JordD04
difference in population between now and 2013. (2/2)
SukhoiSuperjet
The country can't take on 3 million people as easy as you guys think. This will strain the system to complete collapse.
somebodythatyouusetoknow
Didn't ppl born before the hand over keep their UK passports? They wouldn't be refugees if the have a UK passport ...
arniiniinoo
1/ They currently have a special passport that allows then entry into the UK for 6 months. They are changing it so the special passport
arniiniinoo
Allows for 1 year entry and ability to work giving them a path to full British citizenship
somebodythatyouusetoknow
Ah. That makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.
Jagerbeast
Hong kongs about to lose its richest 3m people
tykkimyce
how does that make sense?
Durff123
Weirdly specific they are only giving refuge to 3-meter-tall Hong Kong people.
obviouslytom
The UK would be better off with these "refugees" than any of the other ones they have
ChrisGibbons
They are children of the British empire. That path aught to be a rubber stamp and a heartfelt welcome back.
Dwarficus
"Boris Johnson doing something right for once." damn, man, that's so on money I had to triple check that Boris actually did said this.
WarBearGrrrrrrr
Take this story as good news unless you see something different happen. I’m glad of this stance and hope it happens
CaptSchmidtGaming
Is... Is Boris an original conservative? unlike whats evolved across the pond?
blackholevoid10011
Damn it! If the US wasn't so pre occupied we could have cherry picked the smart ones!
rissky13
let's hope the home office is made aware, eh?
garuffthehorse
Read: Post Brexit we will need a vast replacement of immigrant labour and skills, and this is a great opportunity. Still a good thing (1/2)
garuffthehorse
(2/2) just don't give Johnson credit for being a humanitarian or anything
Blokewithabrew
I as a free Englishman wholeheartedly support this. But the thought of 3 million more possible man United fans on this island sickens me.
BigFatUglyBugFacedBabyEatingOBrien
...glory glory
ZougasNewFist
This is the comment that made my visit to Imgur worthwhile today. Love it
Blokewithabrew
Rulweylan
I don't think they'll all move to london.
dongfanglong2012
Good thing but trying to handle a influx of 3m people on such a small island will cause problems
ImNotStalkingYouBTWYoureOutOfMilk
Currently it's only around 350 thousand people, the rest of the 3 million have to apply for British National Overseas status
chrisf94
Hong kong population ranks No1 in the world for IQ. All former empire countries are welcome for me, Hong Kong should be free like Singapore
jery007
Wow, Boris steps up
VinnieJonesDiary
Boris is a proven liar, he has zero intention of doing this. He just wants a good news story.
HonestCommentFarmer
For reference, that's about 40% of Hong Kong's population.
yueli93
Huh I thought it was all of them. How does one qualify?
AlpacaFarms
Hope they go through with it. Taiwan is supposed to be working on a plan for how to bring in HK immigrants as well.
Quizz25S
I fear that China won't let them leave willingly.
tykkimyce
more like china fear they won't leave.
Markuspsyches
Just need to get them to exile these disruptive individuals so peace can come to area 11, I mean Hong Kong.
Quizz25S
I say let them have Hong Kong. We'll take the people and build a new american Hong Kong with blackjack and hookers. /s
theSpookman
I do hope this isn't more of his hot air
IronicDancing
It'll probably end up another unkept promise, made to improve his image in the short term. I hope not.
bigblindguy
You mean the bloke who was fired TWICE for telling outright lies? Nah, I'm sure you can trust him THIS time.
ChiLLeCheeze
A broken clock is right twice a day. They also have 12 numbers. So maybe 10 more lies before he tells the truth?
ChubbyNipple
3m future Boris voters
theSpookman
I do not like having Boris run the country, but I'm guessing it's still better than what the HKers will have to deal with under China
GlowstickJedi
He'll let them in as soon as we start distributing the £350m per week we saved by leaving the EU...
mrleemur
Me too, never can tell with any politician though.
VinnieJonesDiary
100% it's a load of bollocks, Al Johnson just wants a good news hit. Do you really think they'd destroy their relationship with China now?
skhenry1101
Im seeing this pushed quite hard a lot of people in gov have friends in HK they met though uni etc or before the handover /1
skhenry1101
A lot of companies are in the same boat this is not political this is personal for a lot of people
pocketpython
This is a small group born before HK was handed back, they get special glorified tourist passports, nothing new. Look up "BNO Passport"
WarBearGrrrrrrr
But they are doing something instead of just say, yes this is bad and shouldn’t happen. Like what others are doing
pocketpython
That's exactly the issue, these existed already (part of the handover negotiations in 1997) but the UK government is saying it's them now
DoubleNubbin
Ah, taking credit for the work of others? Standard Johnson behaviour.
FentuckyCriedKhicken
I'm not from Hong Kong but I don't like china I wanna leave :( I'm a very good programmer anyone want me :( I'm so frustrated here in china
blackholevoid10011
That depends on what you can bring me financially.....
FentuckyCriedKhicken
Some chinese dollars and also I can cook chinese food. If you own a restaurant it would be handy
TsunamiJohn
I'll marry you if you want a green card. Two dudes can get married. But you have to say "no homo" when we have sex or it's gay.
FentuckyCriedKhicken
Hahahahahaha
idontenglishsorry
its not a joke, stop laughing and answer me fast, they are charging me by the hour
ImNotStalkingYouBTWYoureOutOfMilk
Immigrate to Singapore, You might have to have a "little chat" with the ghurkas, but I'm sure they'll allow you in
ThunderChief00
I thought ghurkas were Nepal.
SaltCollector
They are, introduced to Singapore with the British army&empire, Singapore kept up hiring Ghurkas as Special Police even after independence.
thatguyisreallydeep
Some are in Singapore. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurkha_Contingent
ThunderChief00
Thanks I've been doing homework all day but finally learned something :)
FentuckyCriedKhicken
Homework? Just how young are you?
delpharseven
Canada should do the same, we need more people.
TVPro
Sometimes less is more.
MouthyLurker
I disagree. A reason that Canada is doing so well is because we haven't let ourselves become overpopulated.
delpharseven
We could increase our population to 100M (and we should) and you would not notice a difference outside of the cities.
MouthyLurker
What do you base this on? I'm honestly curious and would like to know more about your position.
delpharseven
Sorry, but you'll have to reconstruct this URL: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/time-to-lead/what-would-a-canada-of-100-
delpharseven
million-feel-like-more-comfortable-better-served-better-defended/article4186906/ (stupid Imgur not allowing URLs >140 chars) That was the 2/
PresidentCamacho0
I live in Spain but I would pack my thinga tomorrow if I had a chance to go to Canada.
cheesedogs
Where can I send my resume?
mcstars
Can I go to Canada as a refugee? From US of course.
Wishyouwouldnt
My favourite thing about Canada is the lack of people in my rural-ish city
delpharseven
We could increase our population to 100M (and we should) and you would not notice a difference outside of the cities.
Syaoron
I've always wanted to move to Canada. Even before all this stuff in the US.
jimmyhowlett
Canada should do the same; it's the right thing to do.
massdefect3
I agree. I hope we take as many as we can. An infusion of culture and people who value democracy would be good, in my opinion.
TechnologicInferno
We really need to fix our housing costs first but yeah lots of room, not so much in the cities though.
WalterJrsFatC0ck
I’ll come to Canada, one day I’d like to live in a country that actually values decency and takes care of its people.
Goryofa
FYI, Canada can be pretty racist against Asians. We are having hate crime spats right now against them, actually.
TugfartMcnut
You taking Americans or nah?
ImNotStalkingYouBTWYoureOutOfMilk
Canada can't do it (on account of not being Britain), but but they can make it easier for British citizens to live and work there
AcronymChallenged
It would be nice if The UK made it easier for Canadians to move there too.
ImNotStalkingYouBTWYoureOutOfMilk
Preferential trade and travel within the commonwealth might have been one of the things discussed in Rwanda,had the CHOGM not been postponed
delpharseven
We cannot help them in the way the UK can, but we can make it very easy for them to get in to Canada once they get out of Hong Kong.
MattTheImperialRadarTechnician
If you are a commonwealth member, you have an easy route into Canada.
feralfear
Easier but not easy
ImNotStalkingYouBTWYoureOutOfMilk
I know, but they can still make it easier.
AlmightyThor117
Is Canada accepting US refugees?
delpharseven
We should be. Any American willing to move here is probably alright.
Selerox
Snowbacks?
MouthyLurker
Yes we are, but very few.
UserNoodleHead
No, fix your problems, then well help you with healthcare
zombiekiller0
I can't so anything about it
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
No but if you want to give us Hawaii we’ll say yes
Lendue
How about Florida and a carton of menthols?
Nottheuseryouarelookingfor
As someone living in Florida yes please take us
TheresnoDanaonlyZuul
Hmmm, maybe Eastern Canada would like that. Hawaii is closer to me in Western B.C
bigblindguy
Boris Johnson was famous for being a liar before he was a politician. In that respect it was a perfect job for him: BUT don't rely 1/2
bigblindguy
2/2 on his word: he won't lift a finger to help his own voters, not sure he'll give a 2nd thought to HK ppl :(
TheHamptonBoy
Well he has been paying furloughed staff up to £2,500 a month to make sure people still have an income despite not working. No help at all!
TheEmeraldProphylactic
He will lift his fingers for anything that he perceives will benefit himself and his party, for reasons economic, financial, or reputational
youcantgiveAbabybooze
The cynic in me wonders if its to claw back favour after his abysmal reaction to covid 19, but the racists here won't like more immigration
technicalfool
Tough shit.
VinnieJonesDiary
That's not even being cynical, that's just being realistic. It is definitely what he is doing, it will never happen.
haroldmann
Yup
LoZCollector
I am one of those who hate mass migration, but I'd welcome HK refugees. They're MUCH more like us than what we've had so far.
youcantgiveAbabybooze
What do you mean by like us?
VinnieJonesDiary
So you are a racist? Go fuck yourself. I bet those people are very glad they aren't like you.
LoZCollector
I don't care what colour your skin is or where you were born. I care what you BELIEVE - THAT you can change.
VinnieJonesDiary
Why do they need to change?
ArtOfKarolMichalec
Elaborate? I find your comment offensive, if I read this right. You're saying HK people are better than the people that moved to UK so far?
LoZCollector
Not necessarily 'better' but definitely more like us. And frankly I don't care if you find me offensive. Some things need to be said.
ArtOfKarolMichalec
More like us as opposed to whom? The Europeans? Whom you share thousands of years.of history,.religion and culture? You've got to be kidding
Cralus
No they dont. The world would be a far better place if people like you shut the fuck up.