Question: On 14 August, the UK Home Office announced that it is introducing a new Priority Visa service for the Hong Kong BN(O) route. What is your comment?

Embassy Spokesperson: China has all along been opposed to the UK’s manipulation of the BNO visa scheme, which interferes in Hong Kong-related affairs and China’s internal affairs.

Facts have fully proven that what the UK has done is a far cry from “protecting” the people of Hong Kong, but aimed at smearing and disrupting Hong Kong. Such attempts will never succeed. Some deluded people left their home in Hong Kong and came to the UK only to find themselves facing a hard life full of discrimination. There are a large number of such cases around.

We urge the UK to get a clear understanding of the reality and the larger trend, stop staging its hypocritical shows, stop misleading people from Hong Kong and stop interfering in China’s internal affairs.