Hongkongers
January 10, 2022 | NTD Newsroom
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World No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic is back in practice hours after winning a court battle to stay in Australia. He says he intends to stay and compete in the Australian Open. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under pressure over COVID restrictions and compulsory vaccination of NHS staff. He says ministers will act according […]
December 28, 2021 | Jane Werrell
Hongkongers in UK Still Face Threat From CCP
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers have arrived in the UK this year, after Beijing imposed a draconian security law on the former British colony. Many are young, fleeing political persecution in their homeland. But some say they’ve faced danger even whilst living in the UK. Such threats ask deeper questions about Beijing’s infiltration of British […]
December 28, 2021 | NTD Newsroom
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Health Secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed there will be no more restrictions before New Year’s Day in England despite changes in other UK nations. Around 90,000 Hongkongers arrived in the UK this year since Beijing passed its national security law. But some say they’ve faced threats, even in the UK. A BBC journalist based in Moscow […]
December 6, 2021 | Jane Werrell
Proposals to Extend Hong Kong Visa Scheme
The UK’s visa scheme for Hongkongers may be extended to allow younger people to come to Britain. MPs are proposing an amendment that would extend the visa scheme to 18- to 24-year-old Hongkongers, many of whom were involved in the 2019 pro-democracy protests.
December 6, 2021 | NTD Newsroom
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The government launches a 10-year strategy to come down hard on lifestyle drug users. The prime minister defends Omicron travel restrictions after a government adviser said they may have come too late. MPs propose extending the visa scheme to Hongkongers aged 18 to 24, many of whom have faced protest charges.
August 5, 2021 | Eva Fu
US Offers Temporary ‘Safe Haven’ to Hongkongers Amid Beijing Suppression
President Joe Biden on Aug. 5 said he is offering a “safe haven” to Hongkongers in the United States that would allow thousands to extend their stay amid Beijing’s “significant erosion” of their freedoms back home. In a signed memo, Biden asked the Department of Homeland Security to defer the removal of Hong Kong residents […]
July 2, 2021 | NTD Newsroom
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The prime minister meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss travel restrictions, Northern Ireland, and football crowds. Fans and players get ready for England’s quarter-final clash with Ukraine on Saturday. Hongkongers fleeing to the UK speak out against threats from Beijing.