U.K. Offers Home to Hong Kong Citizens After China Crackdown
- Johnson says China’s security law contravenes joint agreement
- Almost 3 million Hong Kongers could apply for U.K. citizenship
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Boris Johnson’s government will allow almost 3 million Hong Kong citizens to move to the U.K., risking a further escalation of tensions with China after it enforced a sweeping security law on the former British colony.
Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, the British prime minister said the new legislation contravenes the 1984 treaty between London and Beijing, which set out the “one country, two systems” approach to protect Hong Kong’s autonomy when it returned to Chinese control in 1997.