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英國駐港總領事剛宣佈BNO持有人申請居留權細節,1月開始接受申請。

其實所有內容之前都已公佈,這次只是核實了英國沒有走數。事實上,這計劃對英國而言,算是非常大方:BNO持有人可以從事幾乎任何工作都可以留下來,相信找英籍香港人開的公司,不會困難。親屬受養人的定義,另新一代同樣被涵蓋,而且18歲以上又沒有BNO的,只要符合「受養人」定義,也一樣達標。整個計劃沒有quota,和當年居英權的小家子氣完全不同。而且申請費用非常symbolic,令那些近年以其他名目申請移居英國的人大感後悔。

身為香港人,我們是時候認真想,一定要有人離開,也一定要有人留下來。誰適合留,誰適合走?《衛報》估計五年內有一百萬港人移居英國,個人不認為有這麼多,但20-30萬是可能的。這不是小數目。怎樣到了英國,也能維繫香港身份認同?這問題,比在台灣的香港人更尖銳,因為要融入英國,比融入台灣更需要適應。

假如台灣負責保全香港的典雅東方文化,英國自然是保存東西交匯香港身份的理想地點。而香港人重視教育,當教育制度在香港面目全非,如何把優質教育移植英國、結合香港傳統優勢,這也是一個可能。而英國最需要的,始終是香港的金融人才,怎樣令英國催生多一個香港,應該是倫敦的算盤。而香港大量專業認證都源自英國制度,怎樣為專業人士製造離開後繼續就業的窗口,也是其他地方沒有的優勢。

剩下的問題是:北京會否真正「反制」?值得注意的是,英國今晚的聲明,清楚說出這句:

"The UK government is changing the entitlements attached to BN(O) status in response to the breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration by the Chinese government in restricting the rights and freedoms of Hong Kong people and eroding the high degree of autonomy of the SAR."

注意:「the breach of the Sino-British Joint Declaration」。北京有沒有真正動作,也會決定英國對這個「breach」有沒有後續行動。

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Emily Tam

How to get that cushion ? Very symbolic.

Neil Chu

Shouldn't UK impose some sort of screening ? Not all HKers deserve this privilege, right??

Wendy Lam

I think they would. I heard that Australia does have screening. I believe Blue Ribbons are not allowed to go there and they would have a way to screen.

Joney Chow

希望出到去,“香港人”懂得專重,丟少d架

Jon T

Finally, a tough response from the UK, who explicitly and officially stated that the Sino-British Joint Declaration had been breached, under which safeguards the rights of Hongkongers to freedom and autonomy. This is the exactly the kind of soft and hard diplomatic stance that all countries should take on the CCP. In response to your another post, about the risk of pro-establishment actors gaining the same privilege to secure the right of abode, it is of paramount importance to establishing a citizenship and value test to ensure those who follows the ideals and principles to have the preferences first. @Wendy Lam, yes, Australia applies citizenship, values and English proficiency tests for all new applicants. They must pass them as a pathway toward gaining citizenship. It had been introduced for a number of years.

Eury

不覺得中方能夠做到什麼反制,叫777做一堆小動作則好有可能。e.g. 出境必須強制檢測、延長取回MPF花費的時間步驟etc...

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最緊要可以保障埋18歲以下嘅手足,我哋多數冇BNO(屋企人可能會有,不過屋企有機會係藍絲),都有機會係大陸嚟嘅黃到金手足(真係有,識好幾個都係),如果走唔到會好大獲,中共一定會清算。

Chris Chiu

如果唔洗兩公婆一同申請就可能真係有成100萬人

Gary Lee

好似係話拖友都得,到時準備定足夠單身男女就可以救到手足

Yu Yu

今次英國講明唔洗用BNO passport,連hksar passport都申請得,封埋中方唔承認bno passport的後門

Annie Ng

在英國催生另一個香港,英國需要香港金融人材,這裏有很多變數。中美交惡,香港不能為中國集資,英國能否成為突破口?若中國願意某程度妥協,美國容易中資以倫敦作集資平台,香港人就有可扮演的角色。不過,這個情景出現,會是最壞情況出現之後。香港人都係融入下社會,學下英式幽默先