Hong Kong Watch is pleased to invite you to join a live webinar with a panel of speakers on Wednesday 18 November discussing the UK BNO Visa Scheme.
Event Details
Date: 18 November 2020 (Wednesday)
Time: 11:00-12:00 (UK) / 19:00-20:00 (HK)
Location: Online Event & Facebook Livestream
Registration: Registration is now closed for access via video conferencing. Please join us Hong Kong Watch's Facebook live.
In response to the imposition of National Security Law in Hong Kong by Beijing which undermines Hong Kong's rule of law and "One Country, Two Systems", the UK government announced its offer of "pathway to citizenship" for eligible BNOs by way of a Hong Kong BN(O) Visa.
In this webinar, our speakers will share their insights and views on:
BNO policy gaps
Campaign for young people who are not BNO
UK Refugees/asylum policy and practicality
Legal aspects of BNO
Moving and settling in the UK
Host:
Benedict Rogers
Ben is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Watch. He is also the co-founder and Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, a member of the advisory group of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), an advisor to the World Uyghur Congress, Senior Analyst for East Asia at CSW, a trustee of several other charities, author of six books and a regular contributor to international media.
Speakers:
Layla Moran MP
Layla is an MP for Oxford and Abingdon and the Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs of Liberal Democrats. In her first keynote speech as the Foreign Affairs spokesperson in Sep 2020, Layla urged the UK government to reopen the BNO passport offer to give more Hong Kongers, including young people, the right to live in the UK. She recently signed a cross-party letter with 60 MPs to Dominic Raab calling on him to demand the return of the 12 Hong Kong youths detained in China.
Neil Jameson CBE
Neil was the founder and Executive Director of Citizens UK from 1988 to 2018 and is now its Emeritus Director. He was responsible for driving the UK’s largest and most diverse Community Organising body and establishing broad-based Citizens Alliances in most large cities in England and Wales. Neil chairs the Board of Trustees of UK Welcomes Refugees which is an organisation set up to build Community Sponsorship together with others and strengthen the Community Sponsorship movement.
Perseus (pseudonym)
Perseus is an immigration and human rights lawyer in the UK. He helped draft Hong Kong Watch's BNO briefing, which provides background details about the status of BNOs and a range of questions which policy-makers and journalists should be asking to ensure that the ‘pathway to citizenship’ outlined by the Foreign Secretary provides a genuine offer of refuge.
Sunny (pseudonym)
Sunny is the co-founder of hkbrits website and a BNO who studied and now works in the UK for many years. hkbrits is a bilingual website which provides useful information for BNOs and Hong Kongers who are planning to move to and settle in the UK.