BN(O) passport holders flee Hong Kong for new life in the UK, fearing Beijing’s tightening control
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Following Britain’s announcement of a new visa scheme for Hong Kong British National (Overseas) passport holders and their dependents, the number of BN(O) passport holders shot up 300 per cent in six months, from 167,000 in July to 733,000 by the end of 2020. London introduced the new scheme in July 2020, calling it a pathway to citizenship in the UK, with applications set to open on January 31, 2021.
An estimated 5.4 million people in Hong Kong will be eligible to apply for the BN(O) visas that allow them to live and work in Britain and eventually become a citizen in six years.
The South China Morning Post spoke with Hongkonger Aby Wong, who recently moved to the UK on “Leave Outside the Rules” status. She made the move after months of citywide anti-government protests in 2019 and Beijing's subsequent imposition of a national security law on the city.
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SCMP, please follow some of the BN(O) passport holder's life in UK and do a report after 2, 5, 10 years. Thanks!
Wouldn’t it be easier to ask British born Chinese’s in the UK and ask them? Wouldn’t that be faster?
Wait if the British born Chinese supports China that means we are not suited to be interviewed ?
Most of them will just return back to HK
@@marylee4510 That'll be interesting to follow up.
There is no special treatment here for BN(O) passport holders. In fact here in the UK, most are very ignorant of Asian ethnicity. Every east Asian here is regarded as a Chinese. The Asian community here are not political incline nor integrated, this is due to their choice and lot of social exclusions.
The problem is even more apparent in the job market. No matter how qualified you are, the natives are always the first choice. (This is not a complaint, most country does this and they have the right to do so).
My family once had a Chinese maid/ babysitter who was a medical doctor in her country (China). You may think it is because her qualification are foreign, but the same stigma is true also for international student studying in a UK based University.
The truth is job availability nowadays is scarce even for the native graduates, let alone foreigners.
If you are coming here, my best advice is to mentally prepare to set for a life of hard working low level jobs (I meant no offense, this does not reflect on your intellects but the social mobility here for east Asian.)
PS how well or bad China is perceive here also reflects on east Asian here too, even if you say you are not Chinese.(The concept of "I am Hongkonger, I am not Chinese. Hongkonger are superior than chinese people" are not fully understood in western society, simply because, they dont care and tbh they dont agree either.)
To add to this, an example of a mass legal migration like this happened before, it is called the Windrush Generation. Post WW2 thousands of Jamaican migrated to the UK believing that it was their "motherland" and they were here to rebuild it. In return they were given empty promise of a better life.
Their experience were horrendous (black history) and even to this day, the Jamaican is one of the most unemployed ethnic group in the UK. Most live in slums. This is not because they are uneducated or unqualified. 60 years has passed since they came and rebuild the UK. Now the government is sending them and their descendants home in masses (without their consent).
In term of freedom of speech, a lot of Brits will tell you that the UK does have it limits, it is a common knowledge here (UK) that you can get arrested for having an opinion online. (Look it up)
I hope the best for the Hongkong newcomers and I believe that in a soon future, migration for jobs/ opportunities will gear toward the east and will be right on their door step. When that time comes, it maybe too late. If anything, it has already started.
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Well, they don’t understand the meaning of the word *racism*.
POV: Hong Kong government solves overpopulation with one easy trick.
Doesn't HK have a problem with low birth rates?
@@maeannengo4908 man please its like everything is China or HK lol, thats Japan low birth rates, sinking country
@@maeannengo4908 Thousands of mainlander can go and work in hk if needed, don't worry about population LOL.
@@gulitzt5865 I googled it and HK has low birth rate too. Japan isn't the only one with low birth rate.
@@leozhu3752 Hong Kongers and Mainlanders are different tho. Were talking about Hong Kongers.
As an east asian British, I know for a fact that the UK isnt what these Hongkongers envision in their head. Nonetheless, I wish them the best of lucks. They going to need it especially now after brexit.
BBCs should reveal the harsh truths of living in UK to these BN(O) HKers. No country is perfect, they will be in for a shocking. As a long time international student of the UK, I know for a fact that UK isn't a paradise that these HKers imagine - some things are worst in the UK than a NSL HK
Me too. They are in for a big surprise once the elation of being in a new country starts to wear off.
This is the classic mentality of ppl's perception of overseas living. Grass is greener thinking. This couple sees themselves as ppl from Hk. Ppl here don't put any effort to distinguish the difference when they glance at them. They are seen as Chinese from China. Now that they have moved away to England, they can't say they regret moving here. That would be embarrassing so they just have to keep up with the appearance.
@@dtmorris6157 when those who claimed to wanted flee HK to the UK for freedom of speech, democracy landed in the UK, they will be like humble dogs, need speech no more, need democracy no more !
Yeah, HK has a much higher per capita GDP than the U.K. Mainland China provides all the best, most fresh food at affordable prices, cheap electricity and water to HKers, also handles all the waste management for Hong Kong. I read it somewhere that some mainlanders complained about their own electricity bill was high because their power plants had to provide for HKers first.
I remember before 97 quite a number migrated to Singapore. After 2000 and nothing much changed some used Singapore as a stepping stone and migrated to Canada and US while others returned home.
Alot of them goes to Vietnam too
few took up Singapore permanent residency, probably almost none converted to citizenship. almost all left for greener pastures in the west. Singapore was nothing but a back-up plan and stepping stone, as you said, to the HK leavers. Afterall, which Hong Konger wants to give birth to a son in Singapore so that his/her son has to risk his life and limb to serve 2 full years in the Singapore military/armed forces when he could be enjoying life studying in Vancouver or London or Sydney?
@@kageyamareijikun Well most did but I know of a few that became Singaporeans. 1 is a Taxi driver, another is a banker and 1 a moulding tech but yah nearly all left.
@@ualuuanie they probably get bullied by Singaporeans and left to the West after they had enough of all the insults and the bullying. Being discriminated for half a decade is no joke.
@@limitlesssky3050 Maybe but I spoke to some that worked with me. They told me they just don't like the strict laws, the working attitudes of certain races in SG and they just don't want their sons to join the army.
Cannot wait to see how these people end up in 10 years.
My personal guess is many will regret and grieve for their wrong judgement.
I think 3 years is enough to start regreting
Give them 4 years max, majority of them would move back to HK. 4 can mean death in Cantonese so returning is fitting by the 4th year - their UK plans didn't turn out to be their paradise image :)
Britain’s karma
1year
China will be happy for you.wish you all the best at UK.
China doesn't seem to be happy about it. Imagine if it was the other way around and China offered passports to British people. The British government couldn't care less 😂
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/China-warns-it-won-t-recognize-Hong-Kongers-British-passports
@@jolu8320 Guangzhouese be like: am I a joke to you?
@@jolu8320 if they can do that in30 years, they are better than I thought
@@jolu8320 you mean just like people from Wales, Scotland and north Ireland all speaks English rather Walish Scottish and Irish?
Every government will not happy because only the riches leave..
After being used and deserted by the US government I'm glad they have a way out.
Start building another British city now to accommodate the expected 3 millions Hongkie Tongs arrivals will reduce social costs for both locals and new political refugees.
I can't think of a more oppressive place in the Western world to move to, lets see how long the welcome mat is extended, if history is anything to go by, probably not very long.
UK permits them out there in UK 6 for months then will kick them back to where they came from....😜
@@liangxu bruh, there's already a path to citizenship.
@@erich214 after 6 years lol
Hong Kong is too crowded. This is a win win migration. The UK should open this up for all HK residents
A win for all, except the British laobaixing
@@matthewhogg5861 What is laobaixing?
@@zeus6662 civilian
Then UK will be crowded by them
@@cobaren5883 true
My wife and I have visited quite a few Westen countries before, as tourists. (Working in an Airlines had its perks) We were always treated with utmost courtesy in these countries. No racism encountered. However, as I always told my wife, this is only because we were there as tourists. The locals know we are are there to Spend money on their local businesses.
But the moment we are there as Immigrants, the situation will change totally. We are now there, not to spend money, but to compete for jobs, housing, school places, etc. Then we will see the True Colours of the Locals towards us.
Can't agree with you more!
Like HK people towards Mainlanders then. Happens everywhere. I haven't been to a single place where immigration isn't always the blame when in actual fact, no one is a "true local".
i was going to say something u said in the second part when i read the very first part lol
Very true ,
From 1st class citizen to 2nd class citizen. How can anyone be so naive? More so in a 'white' country. Try applying for a job and you'll experience the discrimination. Look at HK now. Its peaceful and safe. Of course in any country, you will get into trouble for breaking the law. But you can't have all the freedom and expect peace. There must be law and order.
Nice, and now I hope the best for HK.
Only those fools will blame on their own motherland
So true !👍 her eyes choose to be blind for all the violence caused by the rioters ! She didn’t know what will be in HK, will she surely know what will be in UK 🇬🇧?
China is mother but not the communist party. There's big difference anyone can make out. They are running away from ccp just like 🇹🇼 Taiwan which was true ruler of 🇨🇳 China. Anyone can read history n confirm.
how many Chinese has communism killed ?
@@johnrai8523 Taiwan is not even comparable to 8 rich provinces of PR China
She talk about the Yuen Long event but they put entire city in chaos and in fire!
she is being very bias toward her own point of view only. both sides have issues but rioters went over the limit, she wont mention rioters set fire and brutally harm innocents people who stood up to them.
@@LeMon-wb1sl I am sure you're not following HK events in close proximity and were fed with CCP propaganda and narratives. HKers saw everything here, and they rushed to voted for the pan-dem camps in District Councils elections to show their views on who is right and who is wrong in Nov! Don't just buy narratives, search for more facts (% of wrongs of protesters vs % of wrongs of police, Yuen Long white shirts, Carrie Lam govt).
@@derekh9209 It's ironic how you said "CCP propaganda". All we see on news and social media were about how these rioters were the victims and attacked by polices. "Peaceful protesters" by the medias remember? It's completely different. And the case about how they set up an old man on fired wasn't even mention clearly. The news titled it like the old man was set on fire by the police when in fact, it was the rioters. A lot of Hong Kong people are mad at these rioters too.
@@NYCRick128 This is the power of social media and algorithms.
It takes effort to reach out to "the other side" and get the full picture, which most people don't feel comfortable doing so. On the other hand these platforms actively feed information that the users want to hear, effectively limiting the scope of social circles and turning them into an echo-chamber.
As a result everyone is living in his / her own version of reality.
@@derekh9209 The propaganda of the West can beat up to the ones in China. The westerners are just better at hiding the fact that everything they report is propaganda
Finally, a cleaner Hong Kong. The prayer is answered.
And I bet the rioters in the Capitol Hill Riot are hoping the British door could open to them too...
Triple win for all
Best comments so far!
Cujo19760210 of course, Britain wants to make up for their colonialism, china doesn't want these rioters, and frees up property space in hk. Win win win
@@billlee8670 totally agree!
Yeah, everyone is happy now, great 👍
@@huili3088 do you know China is starting to block those bno visa holders with excuses ? Chines doesn't want they leave, cuz most of them are rich, and that will crash HK economy. This policy will make the relationship of China and UK tightened
Britain wants people with skills and money.
you got the 2 things wrong money comes first just look how many rich russians and arabs living in london most dont even have the skills to make a sandwich
and people who hoard real estate properties like theres no tomorrow lol
Britain is in a state of decline with no money & struggling with brain drain.
Spot on
What do they want in life. Do they really think they will treat equally in Weatern countries. Dream on.
they will be called chinese regardless of how many times they say "we are from hong kong". in the west you're still a foreigner.
You may be discriminated, but you will have fundamental human rights that CCP does not grant them
@@andrewlu2132 Yes because white British nationalist view Chinese people as humans?! You may have certain privileges such as access to UA-cam and what not but the country is trash! I am surprised they didn't pick France over England!
@@ABC-ABC1234 hahaha
@@ABC-ABC1234 Honestly how many choices are there then? Unless you tell me they could migrate to the moon or something?
Free to go anywhere as long as there is country willing to accept them. They might end up as a
third class citizen.
Refugees rather!
So no different to staying in hK then
@@yewtubez like what？
Don't discourage them. Help them leave. Cancel their HK passport.
Don’t come back , they gonna cancel your hk citizenship
There is no such thing as Hong Kong citizenship according to Chairman Xi. There is just one China under the communist party now!
These 2 are running away from crimes they committed in HK. What people real afraid of are those people like these 2.
@@l84wok then stay in HK...
@@niamtxiv I don’t mind if they give me HK residency. I get all the benefits investing in China as a HK citizen. Lol
@@l84wok crimes of freedom of speech and basic human rights
they have no money buy house in HK, and escape to UK as holiday
i met a young guy who came over from Guangdong working as a chef in London many years ago after many years i met him at a wedding in Hong Kong.
I asked him why he went back to china? apparently he had just finished uni before he left for London and ever single one of his architect uni friends who stayed in Guangdong made better money then him.
so i asked him what he does now? he has an office in Shenzhen and specializes in helping people immigrate to the uk 🤣
@@sko1beer what a clown, no actually. man is a freakin circus😅
@tubeyou haynes hi are you the guy i met in hayes?
lol, people can go everywhere they want, hopefully they never come back, and more room for the Hong Kong people. Hong Kong deserves better!
Agreed
@Fantastic Monkey Dynasty yes but u have to wait .
plot twist: they dont sell their hk for cheap.
just make sure they surrender their hk passport once they got BNO
So these Hongkongers are happy, China is definitely happy, and I assume UK is happy as well as they offered the VISA. What a win-win-win happy ending!
Have you seen China? Nobody looks happy there... Just a bunch of robotic people shuffling about and living a miserable life.
@@michaelharvey7254 oh come, you're off the topic. My point is, at least Chinese people would be happy about these Hongkongers leaving HK. And I found your misstatement about China is very racist claiming a group of people are just robotics.
@@yanglinwu7500 The Chinese are not happy. They have been outraged and have tried to stem the flow by stopping the recognition of BNO passports. They also complained to the UK government. The Taiwanese are ethnically Chinese and they aren't robotic or drone-like, and actually seem to have a spark of creativity. Maybe it's less about race and more to do with society and environment?
@@michaelharvey7254 Well, in terms of creativity and innovation, I can name a bunch of Chinese companies like the US banned Tik-Tok, the US banned DJI, the US banned Huawei, and the EV company NIO celebrated by US investors....(actually a super lot list). Why is Tik-Tok so popular in the world? Because the Chinese app knows how to make you happy. Why is the US banning so many Chinese tech products? Because otherwise, Chinese tech products will dominate their markets. BTW, can you name any new tech giants launched in UK or Taiwan that can compare with those Chinese tech companies?
@@yanglinwu7500 Stealing intellectual IP is not creative. We all know the CCPs cost of doing business in China is to surrender patents. I blame the greedy companies that chose to relocate their manufacturing to China to save money more though. But that is the reason Huawei, Xiaomi and others exist at all. Nearly all modern smartphones, tablets and soon laptops use ARM chipsets. Software is also more valuable and profitable than hardware.
They will have access to more affordable housing (outside central London, of course). Oh, the horror of horrors!
This problem of affordable housing and poor housing conditions in HK is the legacy inherited from their British colonial masters....and these problems were already in existence for more then 150 years before 1997!
There are betters thing here, that much is true. Affordable house prices being one of many, but being unemployed and saving run dry. It will be horror not just for the new comers but also a burden to the system and a sight of sore eyes for the locals (who has long burning resentment for foreigner stealing their jobs, especially now after brexit.)
They also have access to affordable newspaper hut in London metro stations.
@@xueling02able the problem in Hong Kong came about because mainline china was so awful it caused so many Chinese to flee to a small area ruled by the British thats why you had overcrowding
Yes, in those neighbourhoods up in the Midlands: Rochdale, Bradford, Derby, Barrow, Newcastle... They'd love these young ingenuous HKers. Great places to live, so cheap and diverse. In dire need of hard-working employees to work in ASDAs.
听说现在BNO不被承认了，是不是她永远回不了中国了？如果是那真是大好事
他们手里还有中国香港护照和香港身份证
@Alen Jegerman shut up. Imagine not having the virus under control, couldn't be me.
@Alen Jeger 煞笔
@Alen Jeger 滚去英国
@Alen Jeger sb
That’s what my friend did. She moved here from Hong Kong a few months ago. She’s so sweet! (:
Same with my friends grandparents! A lot of kids in my school that are of Hong Konger background have had some of their relatives move to aus or Britain in the past few months or so.
Please leave ASAP. PLEASE don't ever return.
They cant return since Bejing now say BNO not a supported document, time will teach her the western bias lol
@@chunlo6196 that is bad news. Should allowed them to leave first and cancel BNO.
Out of 7.5 million Hong Kongers, only around 90k have left. That's a tiny portion.
I have full UK citizenship (I was born there) but I have settled in HK. Go figure.
Some people priorotise certain things over others... :)
Enjoy your censored internet - coming soon.
100% agree dude!!!
Same here born and bred in UK... I settled in HK.. I wonder why ? BBC’s probably have a better idea of what’s going on in UK and HK than the So called freedom fighters who are terrorist by UK standards..
I was taught in UK, you attack the government that makes you a terrorist... I was also taught without creditable evidence, your innocent until proven guilty...
Claims on China has no creditable evidence, but unfortunately terrorist attacks in HK are well documented... go figure lol
@@Bobsob as if the US and UK don’t sensor the internet lol... why do people in the west even need a VPN ? So they can’t get traced ? So they can access blocked content?
There are massive amounts of VPNs used in the US and UK.. why? If everything is soooo free...
@@dotherightthing259 hmm i use vpn because my company has sensitive data. Also to download movies. Other than that i turn it off for facebook and google. Just answering your questions.
Sort of why “most” people use vpn? Dunno go figure
They want to be British now they truly are. Don come back as loyalty is important.
They wanted to be free.
@@AkshaySheth568 free for what? They just want to live under the British rules no matter it is colonial or democratic. They now have it.
Free from your communist tyrant of a government, my parents are from China. Happily living here in the states no regrets. Been to China food is disgusting there compared to what we have here
@@jonathanng138 a hk loser
@@ericxu3860 thanks commy
Btw I moved back to hk, in this video they just showing zone 1 of London and not other zones where there are so many crimes, London’s knows as knife capital of the world !!!
@KK Fan lol not better than hk
Yes there are some problems with violent youthsin london and birmingham, many people choose outside of london too live.
@@kudim3185oh Birmingham many Travellers avoid that place. my friend who visited UK also warned me about that muslim majority area .
Wondering when these people will realize UK isn't Downton Abbey or Dr. Who.
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Feel happy for them. They found their real home finally.
LOL if they think they're going to find freedom in the UK of all places, they're in for a rude surprise. 😆
Well... Considering that you are indian.. I Guess..
Better than living under a authoritarian government that locks you up if you criticize them. You people that think the CCP are more free than the western world are so indoctrinated and can’t function without a society that tells you what to do or how to act. I imagine the Chinese government is thinking about Taiwan’s best interests when they say they want to unite them with China but have repeatedly said they want nothing to do with China. CCP continuously threatens Taiwan, if they were so peaceful why are they doing that?
@@panphobia1992 because taiwan welcoms the enemy of China
A British passport definitely gives it's citizens freedom compared to China/India - not to mention actually having money and decent wages.
@@michaelharvey7254 What freedom? All your imaginary freedoms your Leavers keep bragging about disappeared in 2016 😆 You can't even cross borders anymore. Enjoy your rotting fish.
Wait till they see their taxes.
and they'll be begging to come back
pretty close to Chinese tax...
The National Security Law is very clearly spelt out.
let kids go for their dreams and most of them will be back with scars \experience \lessons .
Not really
It was called up after year of burnings, killings, destroying of properties.
@@sobersu1499 then you better close the door and don't let them in lol
@@limitlesssky3050 learning a lesson from pain not teaching a lesson by words .
National security is important in every country. Even Assange is fighting extradition in UK.
China should niot national security as it is a bad country
Wonderful, now I feel safe going back to HK.
well said
Byebye, never return。
After their kids realise what BS there is in UK, they end up moving back to China... I wonder why so many overseas born Chinese end up moving back to their roots?
@@dotherightthing259 yup thats true, and this BS i realized it since i was 7 years old, not from UK
multiculturalism is BS
@@ezioauditore5616 true it’s not just about the Chinese ... this issue is kinda everywhere
Who wants to return to your country 😂😂😂😂
@@jaxlone997it is the best for both of us, they go where they want and nobody want them to stay。😂😂😂
Some advice from a Chinese-Canadian whose family immigrated to Canada when I was 9 years old:
1. Make an effort to improve your English skills and socialize outside of the local Chinese community. There's nothing white people hate more than Asians with no English conversation skills.
2. Be open minded and flexible enough to consider blue-collar jobs/careers. A plumber's wage in a western country is way higher than a plumber's wage in Asian countries.
3. Be prepared to be poor, overworked, and lonely for the first several years at least. My parents did, they stuck it out, and now they're set for retirement.
What if they live in Quebec or other pro dominantly French speaking areas?
@@henrythe9th377 learn French I guess
Exactly, we are happy with people who enjoy our country and what to integrate and improve the country.
What people do not like is having areas completely taken over by a group who want to change Britain to whatever country they left.
well she is living in a very expensive area of London...so money is not an issue when you come from Hong Kong and pay 5 times more...
there are very specific terms & conditions which need to be met to be granted this work & live visa in UK. ..... the beginning is only the honeymoon period.
After a generation or two, their descendants would curse them for leaving the world's richest country for poverty stricken UK
USA is the richest now, but I don't know a single person who wants to live there. Rich =/= best place to live. That'd be Iceland, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Thailand, New Zealand, etc. None of which have super rich economies.
"curse" is a horrific word to use in this case. Something gentler would suffice, I think. Maybe "regret"?
you can be the poorest people of a richest city, or the richest people of a poor city. wrong argument.
Poor people. UK please treat them with respect. My heart goes out to them. I also pray for Hong Kong.
Don’t worry, I think it’s okay.
I personally cannot fathom mistreatment but racism exists everywhere in the world, even perceived positive countries like Canada or Sweden. But Britain is diverse, I hope they’re okay.
Pray? share your work, money and housing to them.
The grass always looks greener on the other side but in reality, many will find it not so.
Didn't many quietly find their way back post 1997 after leaving?
Nobody said moving to a new country wouldn't be challenging. Just that it's worth doing to get away from the communist party.
To be fair : SCMP should interview both sides pro and anti China.
Communists are locusts so you know what you are. They fail every time and pull the whole world down with them.
Agreed, should move the scmp to London as well for "free press". 😁
@@bestintentions6089
I'm from the world, and I believe that the national security law should be implemented since ancient time. 😁
last 2 years taught us Chinese the fact, actually it is unnecessary, because seldom HK people is pro-China. wish them all the best as a great British citizen. HK will be still HK.
@@bestintentions6089 you jealous of them?
Hong kongers are welcome in the UK
please lobby your government to take in more. you are doing a favor for China
@@amos325 you mean draining the most prosperous and business-friendly region of china of skilled workers and capital? Sure, I bet the ccp is thrilled with this
What about Arab and African? Don't be racist
@@JohnSmith-vg6hbso....you are welcome
@@JohnSmith-vg6hb skilled workers? Lol do you know what china has the most? Human resources. They can migrate a lot of worker to hk.
wish them best of luck. HK need to remove citizenship of all BNO holders once they decide to go to England and put them on a black list which they can no longer return ever. Not even to visit HK or China
Yeah, agreed. Traitors
That’s kind of extreme
@Kim un Jong can y’all explain like what is going on over there. Like why are people calling them traitors because I don’t know.
Just revoke their citizen ship is ok already .. bisit can no problem driving economy
Traitors? Geez, people are very harsh these days. Chill out!
I can say nothing but thanks to the UK government, from the bottom of my heart
Be a pariah refugees be a BNO.
Cheers refugees!
Ignore the people mad at you for not wanting to live under the communist party. Moving to a new country can be challenging, but it was worth it. Enjoy life. Cheers from the US.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@dgd947a15fl thank you for leaving hk.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@黃明 Shut up, the UK needs more people like the Hong Kong refugees who recognise the importance of freedom and democracy.
They will regret for the rest of their lives when they know better about Western racist .
Racism is everywhere including china. The gov just doesn t allow people there to talk about these things.
Right they call the people they don't believe them dogs that not racist
@@isacadc4552 true. But few Chinese will go out to hurt you verbally and physically, white people will and in the public!
@@wyz9815 a couple of years ago someone got stabbed with a sword in public in china and the people didn t even care.
If someome would do that here in public which is very unlikely i think the people would help. If for a simple racist rant towards someone people react imagine to a man with a sword
@@isacadc4552 every county has criminals, but you rarely see any Chinese will hurt you verbally and physically just because he or she doesn't like your country. We are talking about racism, aren't we?
"Nothing to fear but fear itself".
Which you would also find a plenty of in the UK
@hits*academic do you even understand what you write
More those rioter supporter left Hong Kong, the better for Hong Kong
I lived in HK for a while I just don't understand their obsession with all things that are western! Even when going on vacations they will totally snub neighboring Vietnam, Malaysia, Phillipines, etc...as they perceived them to be poor and dangerous. They even held outdated perceptions of Shenzhen which is just right next to them! These people don't realize that the world is changing most of the economic growth and job opportunities will occur in Asia, Eastern Europe and Africa the THE SUN HAS LONG SINCE SET ON THE BRITISH EMPIRE!!!
Yup the Sun rise in the East and Sets in the West - That's a FACT. Britain is the worst place to be even if one is born there. As long as your color of skin is different; they don't recognize whether you from HK or China - You are just Asians. Working and living with British is unlike Australians, Canadians, Americans or even Scandinavian Countries.
I visited ShenZhen more than 30 years ago, at that time they have only about 30,000 people, today more than 10 million. The simple reason is Complacency. HK used to have GDP of more than 20% that of China, today less than 4%.
This is the after effects of colonialism. These losers continue to worship all things western and even long for colonialism to return.This is not confined to just western colonialism. The Taiwanese worship the Japanese,their colonisers.The colonised mind is truly debased and sick
West is Best!!! White man can do no wrong. China man can do no right!!! Don’t tell me I’m wrong! I hv a degree from white man uni!!!
Please go! Really sick of these perpetual complainers. What we don’t lack here is people!
Please don't complain China's brutal lockdown and testing daily. Don't complain about lack of food and not be able to return home. It's ok that people are dying, what China doesn't lack is people!
what you afraid of if you dont do anything illegal?
Maybe she is scared of losing her civil liberties...such as freedom of speech?
@@spongebobby188 a speech of...what?
Lol start liberating UK
@@spongebobby188 it is funny for these people. Under UK colonism there is no polling and election, it is China government offered the election right to HK. Under UK colonism there was no freedom of speech because UK appoint White governor to manage HK. Chinese government appointed HK citizen as HK governer and they allow HK freedom of speech but at the end it became chaos.
I couldn't be happier for Hong Kong
Throw some garbage
yeah,HK is better off without these losers!
After some cleaning job or similar plus racism with no family or friends, they will be back to HK facing with more expensive housing 🤔🤦🏻♂️
"cleaning job" salty much that Asians in UK are the biggest earner ethnicity in the UK?
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/articles/ethnicitypaygapsingreatbritain/2018
No, most of them will do some hard jobs like in take-aways, do some illegal things to earn their keep, after they got the citizenships then feed on benefits
@@World-of-Fireworks LOL you think all of them will be " biggest earner " in UK , jezz wake up whatever you dreaming
@@ZhangLee. jezz wake up and learn how statistics work and what average means.
@@World-of-Fireworks sure buddy as " statistics work and average" mean all of them will become " biggest earner " :V i`m sure you also count the native ( as white ) and different ethnic group also compete for those jobs LMAF
As an American I don’t understand why everyone is saying the UK isn’t safe
that would be those with underlying grievances. :)
In these chats, there are full of grumpy overseas Chinese who worship the grandeur achievement of their motherland, and lament their discriminated and mute lives in western countries. That's all.
@@derekh9209 There is no glory for Chinese people if the CCP are the ones gaining the power. How could one be proud of Chinese "achievement" when they need enough social credits to take the bus. China is just reverting into a North Korea style society.
@Thunder Yeah17 If you recalled, HK has such acid attacks in Mongkok some years ago. So the police installed lots of CCTVs there to monitor the situation.
@@michaelharvey7254 I love Dr Chiu's view that many Chinese people put up with random sufferings at the hand of Chinese govt to enjoy the high efficiency govt. But if they were offered the chance, many of them would leave the country.
“I have to get used to an unfamiliar system and lifestyle” and yet went to the UK for university 🤔
It goes without saying and it applies to any new country when one chooses to uproot oneself.
What is that comment for you sheep
For 5 years? She didn't bother to learn about the country she is in. It shows how the London bubble and not needing to speak to the natives vs England and integrating to english culture.
It's frustrating
You’ve showed us London but what about the glamorous life living outside of UK? You can tell where she lives right now is above the shop lots on a high street. I’ve lived there for 8 years and there’s nothing I can do there lol
well.. depends on the individual... lack of social mobility might be highly correlated with one's capability.
thats your fault then J W dont blame anyone else
You will taste xenophobia from UK citizen as I face from France over 40 years
UK has affection towards HK,
the French don’t like anyone who’s not French so that’s nothing new.
The Brits want rich HK migrants that brings in money. The one that goes to Britain with limited fund will be booted out with restrictions.
All my friends are in HK 🤦♂️
After applying for 40-50jobs 🤦♂️
Your living the dream 🤦♂️
It shows how the living situation in HK exacerbated.
A "happy" second-class-citizen-wanabe. Hope we will be able to revisit the subject in 5 or 10 years' time.
Don't worry, they can always work in a Chinese restaurant. Oh wait, nvm.
@@ahsokaincognito realistic, not mainstream pigeons. 😉
Nobody said moving to a new country wasn't going to be challenging. Especially when that country's economy is still hurting from the coronavirus. Just that it's worth it to get away from the communist party.
It does not matter where one is .... As long as one is against or Offended the Government, one will be affected by the Laws of the Country and that includes UK. Fleeing HK, arriving in UK is another matter Culture-Shock due to different Nationalities or Culture- One can be assertive in own Country but lesser Chance in a Different Country where one have to abide by Social Norms.
Reminds me of some mainlander and Taiwanese who escape to the USA just became Trumpist and starting to make fraud claims. Hope they never come back to China lol.
You misunderstood.
In a democratic country you can not be against the nation, against the democratic system, or against it's laws.
But you can be against a government.
Nicely said, totally agree
@@krollpeter In a true democracy, you can even be against the democratic system or laws. Of course, don't break the laws, but vote to change them. One person, one vote, one say in the ruling of the country.
@@leonardschoyen
You can not have a political party which aim it is to end democracy. At least not in Germany. We got very bad experience allowing this in previous times.
Ok. You feel that Hong Kong is not safe. Find a safer place, but that's definitely not London. 🤣😂😂
WHAT HAPPEN NOW THIS BNO PASSPORT ?
NO JOB IN UK ?
NO HOUSE ?
High cost of leaving, high tax.
Those people don't understand hardship in racial issues of overseas .
Exactly
Their HK permanent residency should be immediately revoked
exactly
to help outsiders understand the nutshell of the HK problem, imagine yourself in this scenario: you were raised in a stylish rich family. one day a poor man came along and claimed that you were his brother who was kidnapped when you were young. you reluctantly went to live with your poor brother. you have money and trendy clothes and he has nothing. you lived together but kept at arms length. over the years your poor brother got richer (still looking tacky) while you didn't get any better. you kinda blame him for your situation, and argue with him a lot. one day you slapped him and he got angry; he grounded you and told you he will not tolerate your nonsense anymore. then your old rich dad says he will look after you when needed. what will you feel if you were this guy? that's what most HK people feel. now what will you feel if you were his brother? that's what most mainland Chinese people feel. the truth behind all the feelings? use your wisdom.
Brainwashed
I hope they can build a life better than what they left behind.
Make love not War.
I like that better than the hating brainwashed Chinese dictatorship « citizens » comments
Make love not war? What an empty platitude.
@@jaxlone997 we still love seeing dumb brainwashed US imperialistic comments despite all the hate that your sending, enjoy the covid
Whichever side you support, it takes courage to move to a foreign country
“ I love my country so much that I left them to rot “
Britain is a great place to live. I worked there for a short time and love it. Hope everything works out for them.
For those that are desperate to go there, have fun cleaning toilets, being a kitchen hand, and doing Takeout delivery for the rest of your life.....if you can survive past this UK strain of covid 🤦😤
you said the truth my friend,this is what happened to Eastern europeans who fled their own country to the UK after the collapse of the Soviet Union, with poor English skills and lack of a decent education,none of them were able to find an office job, so the man were forced to do manual labor and women turned into prostitutes and surrogates...
If they can afford to go to the UK they probably have higher education too
Don't prop up your laptop like that. It is REALLY bad for your wrist. Not ergonomic to type bending your wrist.
I think if she invest in a usb keyboard it might help?
I still live in HK now and feel much saver after introduction of the national security law. At least I wouldn't get attacked by people in Black because I have a different political opinion. For the people who left HK and claimed there was no freedom, were they arrested at the airport for fleeing the country?
are hong kongers ethnically chineses?
@@beyondthestars4299 Yes, they are. Hong Kong is colonized & brainwashed by British
@@beyondthestars4299 Many of them claim they are not Chinese….They think being a Hong Konger is an independent ethnicity.
Don't worry you guys will survive. Please stay and don't go back to Hong Kong.
Lots of Hongkongers in the UK who settled in the 1960s and 1970s, younger generation following their steps.
when you coffee， someone recording，when you seeing London bridge, some recording, when you..recording ..what a nice news performance !
There are thousands of Asian graduates who work in UK as cleaner, waiter, delivery boy, kitchen helper etc. Those white-collar jobs are reserved for local or a foreigner who been raised in UK since very young. Those who migrate after graduate are extremely hard to find office or professional jobs or at best it might be customer service job like she found.
Besides, try walk on the street at mid night of London to check it out if UK is more safe than HK or China. I bet you have high chances of either being robbed or assaulted.
I am foreigner and I been Kunming China in year 2015, I feel safe while walking at 2am morning.
Honestly in China you have rural workers migrate to the big cities starting in those jobs. What is the common thread you may ask? If you don’t have related experience even as a student you have to start somewhere in those jobs and climb up eventually. Pure entitlement mentality to think being an graduate immediately entitles a white collar job. This doesn’t just apply to Asians.
@@zeeyeh5324 You must be a kid...or just naive.
@@truthful3777 Of course you just shown only a kid like yourself will have vocabulary restricted to only calling out names at others.
@@zeeyeh5324 Well....the vocabulary restrictive is you actually. Look at your name...I rest my case.
@@truthful3777 It is a great compliment to me that you have to more or less repeat my last comment. Your clear brain deficit is very evident.
What is the intention of SCMP to post this video? To encourage more HK young people to leave HK for UK the fail state?
Jack ma low key supports this British policy
@@Citruscider34 jack ma support trump kidnap biden too
To make the blind and ignorant leave, the ones who know about the truth can stay in Hong Kong
Since the HK security law was implemented, the violence and chaos have subsided
Since the tanks rolling down tiananmen square in 1989, the violence and chaos caused by the students were completely gone.
Try to topple the royal reign in UK... They don't have NSL it's safe to do so. Swear obscene words in front of Buckingham palace and throw some gasoline bottles. It's safe to so in UK but no more in HK.
@@alleo5774China propaganda. That's what they want you to believe to get support from censored mainland Chinese population. Not only that, China extends its influence outside the country. You now hear many Chinese media outlets outside China. For example, why would Chinese govt media on UA-cam. Isn't UA-cam banned in China? Only foolish people buying into their thesis. They show biased, edited story with 1% occurrence and censored 99% of the videos. They would show videos where the govt distribute free food for free within the city during lockdown in China.
Look at the conditions closely, the pathway to UK citizenship is not as simple and easy as it seems.
@Kim un Jong Wumaos can keep writing those 'stories' but in reality it's not China, where people constantly look down upon each other
@Kim un Jong They can work and we don't try to look down on them. We frankly don't care, as long they work and pay their taxes.
@@seiwarriors so why they are protesting against the immigrants even the sole and biggest reason to leave European Union is to stop the immigrants in UK
@@MrRedmer you think you're somehow welcome to occupy our lands and waste our resources? Just because you're a political refugees doesn't mean you can talk like that. Especially when you have just abandoned your own people. My grandmother was right about you, being cultivated by us and fed by us, you have forgotten who you really are. Know your place, Asians.
@Kim un Jong singular cases of racism happens everywhere in the world wumao, but only in China you can be refused service for colour of your skin or get racist ads on state tv. This has no place in civilised society.
Well to any of the BNO Passport holders I hope you guys feel welcome to the UK, I hope the issue in Hong Kong is resolved, don't like to see conflict that much.
@@johnirvine9942 They will work restaurant jobs in UK. there are no manufacturing jobs. white collar jobs are for white people. Lol.
U left the best country in the world to move to UK 🤦🤦♀️🤦♂️
hong kong is the best country
@@Probanot
HK, CHINA
@Raisterd Rai compared to Hk, yes Britain is worse
@@peekaboopeekaboo1165 you must be confused with the reality and you have hard time dealing with facts
@@Probanot
Nope. The reality is still the same: HK, CHINA
Hope they find what they desire for. Love Hong Kong. Love China. Love my people but sometimes we have different choices.
Well said!
Different perspective*
I agree with you... people have different choices... but don’t make lies about why your moving, UK is no safer or even more dangerous than HK..
Just be honest you just wanna go to UK...
And while HKrs with BNO moves to UK, British born Chinese are moving to HK... go figure
If you feel this way then you'd have no love for many of these protestes/rioters, cuz one of the main mindsets among the protest were to hate Chinese and Chineseness and uplift British and British colonial rule.
HK doesn’t need these peoples. I believe they will regret next time. I always believe HK have more opportunities than Britain.
Where is jack ma
wake up
@Sweden Salmon that was to divide and conquer. Xi was happy
Having worked in HK for many years as a Singapore Chinese , I watched in horror the disrespect , the contempt and discrimination the HKers had towards their compatriots from the Mainland even when they were there as tourists . I hope the British shows more kindness to those HKers than were shown by them to the Mainlanders .
Well said. These are brainwashed people who are condescending towards the mainland Chinese at the same time overwhelmed by imaginary fear, distrust and stupidity.
No darkness can match the darkness in their soul
Like how Singaporeans treat Malaysians in Singapore?
2nd. Class citizen
Really have no idea why they fear staying in HK? Will Central Gov really publish 1 million people who wanna immigrate to Britain ?
Also let’s not forget the ethnic minorities, the casual and vile racism constantly directed at them by HKers is horrifying to witness.
you only qualify to apply for citizenship after 6 yrs, to become one .. you need to 'pass' the tests, to know UK history, & to pass the interview, start going to school ... you have 6 yrs to be educated !
HK gov should donate one way ticket to them, wish them never come back. everybody happy
I disagree, the problem with the world is we just hand everything to everyone with a golden spoon... they wanna leave? They can save and work like the rest.. if they can’t do that then they just don’t want it enough then..
When your siblings fight in your home.you decided to run away. If you never did anything wrong why are you scare?. We wish all the best for you.but trust me there is no place like home.
@KK Fan with 5 crackhead under it
@KK Fan i will respect their decision. But when they discover they've been deceived, i hope they don't come back home crying.
Siblings XD HK citizens have excellent education and much more in common with the global world than inward looking mainlanders. Mainlanders don't even like each other ffs... Look at how Shanghainese treated WAIDIREN.
Is it to do with the 600,000 people who voted at the 35+ illegal election last July?
@KK Fan try asking this teacher to govern 1 billion ppl. You cant deny china has become the biggest economy in the world and its ppl prosper.the ppl is not poor and everyone can survive.isnt that better than sleeping under the bridge like in hk?
wait, so how many out of 2mil got to migrate? 2?
It's ok for anyone to leave their country for a foreign land if they feel they will have a better life overseas. Why stop them? China's population is about 1.4 billion people and even if all HK 7 million people migrate overseas, it does not even change anything in China. There are more than 60 million Overseas Chinese (Huaren) all over the world whose forefathers migrated overseas to seek a better life for themselves and their families in times of war, famines and turmoil.
so true
@Hoy Sum Based on your logic, you're a contended 2nd class citizen in a western country, right? Why bother to comment on those who want to join you? are you not contended?
If China force HK to choose BNO and China citizenship. Those BNO is at risk. Imagine stay 5 years in UK, then politics change, no more path to citizhenship. The person become stateless..
It is illegal to make you stateless in the UK
Haiyaaa~ why do you have to tell them? Let them go~ everyone reaps what they sow~
VISA allow them working for 6 months, are you kidding, how can they find a job in UK
There is work for those that want to find it. I admit that it is harder now
And I bet that visa is either expensive or the extension is that explains why the government is doing this
All peaceful democratically minded Hong Kongers are welcome to UK. The majority of Hong Kongers are highly skilled and have excellent English. Please welcome them and make the feel at home.
You will be surprised when they speak English to you and you couldn’t understand a word. Better learn Cantonese so as you can converse with them....😂😂😂
I heard living in uk is expensive
Have you heard about cost of living in Hong Kong? Most expensive property market in the world..
It's not that bad over here, honestly. It's way worse in Hong Kong
London is but it different cities is cheaper like Manchester
No all places. An Indian friend living in Birmingham told me its like India everywhere you look are Indians and the supermarkets are fill with Indian food.
HK is more expensive
“We cannot defend freedom abroad by deserting it at home.”Edward R. Murrow
This is what they should had been doing all alone. Just go to EU lol
EU? no longer... 😏
I guess the brexit news escaped you
@@hw4756 ah yes, the Sino-European Union.
You mean Europe not EU.
Probably another 3 millions Hongkie Tongs with BNO will flee to UK before the 50 years timeline is up.
Lol these youngsters living in LAlaland! Thinking uprooting and going to uk is rosier! Too bad! They will be disappointed
What is international student?
I like wales, visited once. But feeling embarrassed when i return to china for a visit as someone coming from one of so called G7 countries.
I'm in HK now. I don't really understand this person, she complains police didn't come to defend lawless rioters, then China imposes Security Law specifically to deal with the violence and yet this is still unacceptable. If it's one thing I've observed about HK people is that everything they say makes No Sense, they'll say anything to advance their own personal goals.
look at hkg police too nice to rioter compare to states BLM police even beat up elderly, every poiice equipped with guns, when they shoot no mercy, laws always in their side bcoz self defense.
They are like cult members.
@@sumonechan8514 I was thinking zombies, but cult members sounds more accurate
Why didn't SCMP show the requirements and the fees you have to pay before getting there?
Fees? It's blood money 💸.
Its ngo's money they pocketed during terrorist event a while back.
They can flee. But don't come back with new covid.
@Bish Bash Bosh UK is importing them. China didn't ask for this.
Would bno passport holder need a visa for a visit in the uk or they would need to apply for a visa? Or do they get a 6months visit visa at the airport.
If you dont like it here in HK by all means leave. Just dont badmouth your motherland or say or do anything to betray your motherland. Have some spine and dignity. Simple as that. Anyway all the best and live well in your new abode.
In the end, people abroad won't ever think them as a hero or anything but simply Hong Kongers who left or even fled
Honestly, they dont realise that by badmouthing their motherland, they are bad mouthing themself. It is as if they believe that being a Hongkong born they are distinctively better than a regular Chinese in the eye of western society. Baffling.
Can you hear what she said during the riot she was scared because the was no police to help
but she left when the implement the security law to protect civilian what a joke
@@FatCat22888 '' UA-cam wasnt allowed in mainland China''. This comment is a typical reply from the misunderstood.
Its not betraying when the country has failed them in terms of fundamental human rights, should they stay oppressed in their current situation without a way to change the situation? It is unfair for you to judge them this way.