06/12/2021
Hong Kong Watch
🇬🇧英國港人舉辦集會 支持通過 BNO 修正案
日期:12 月 6 日(星期一)
時間:下午 4 時 — 6 時
地點:倫敦唐寧街 10 號對面空地 (Richmond Terrace, Whitehall)
📣集會獲多黨派議員支持 講者名單不斷更新:
Alyn Smith MP —— 蘇格蘭民族黨國會議員
Afzal Khan MP —— 工黨國會議員
Nus Ghani MP —— 保守黨國會議員
Edward Lucas —— 著名作家及傳媒人
Benedict Rogers —— 香港監察 CEO
Sam Goodman —— 香港監察 資深政策顧問
黃台仰 —— 香港社運人士
陳家駒 —— 香港社運人士
王茂俊 —— 香港社運人士
有在英港人將於今天下午在倫敦唐寧街 10 號對面集會,支持通過早前由資深內閣部長 Damian Green MP 提出的《國籍和邊界法案》修正案,允許父母其中一方持有 BNO 身分的香港人申請政府的簽證計劃。英國下議院將會於 12 月 7 或 8 日就修正案作投票,通過後再交由上議院繼續審議。若最終獲得通過,該修正案將填補 BNO 簽證計劃的一個漏洞,允許大多數 18-24 歲的香港人申請英國的救生艇計劃。
英國目前有大約 120 名尋求庇護的香港人,另外還可能有 200 至 300 名持有臨時或逾期訪客簽證的香港人,其中許多人因參與 2019 年示威而被檢控,亦有人面臨在返港後被起訴的風險。 修正案將允許目前正在英國尋求庇護的香港人撤回他們的庇護申請及申請 BNO 簽證,並允許額外 200 至 300 人獲得正規的移民身份,開始與自 1 月 31 起申請BNO簽證計劃的香港人一起融入社區。
🇬🇧London rally supporting the passage of the National and Border Bill Amendment (BNO visa scheme)
Date: 6 December (Monday)
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Venue: Richmond Terrace, Whitehall, London (opposite to 10 Downing Street)
📣Speakers List (updated) :
Alyn Smith MP - Scottish National Party
Afzal Khan MP - Labour Party
Nus Ghani MP - Conservative Party
Edward Lucas - Well-known journalist and author
Benedict Rogers - Chief Executive, Hong Kong Watch
Sam Goodman - Senior Policy Advisor, Hong Kong Watch
Ray Wong - Hong Kong activist
Wayne Chan - Hong Kong activist
Jim Wong - Hong Kong activist
A rally will be held today in London at Richmond Terrace, Whitehall to support the passage of an amendment to the Nationality and Borders Bill proposed by Damian Green MP, which allows HongKongers with one parent holding BNO status to apply for the government visa scheme. The House of Commons will vote on the amendment on 7 or 8 December, if it is passed, it will then be passed to the House of Lords for further procedures. If eventually passed, the amendment would fill a loophole in the BNO visa scheme by allowing most Hong Kong people aged 18-24 to apply for the UK lifeboat scheme.
There are around 120 Hong Kong asylum seekers in the UK at the moment, and potentially 200-300 more people on temporary or expired visitor visas. Many of these have had trumped-up charges brought against them for their part in the 2019 pro-democracy protests. Others face being charged upon return to the city. The amendment would allow the Hong Kong asylum seekers currently here to withdraw their asylum applications and apply for the BNO visa, and allow the 200-300 others to regularise their immigration status and begin integrating into UK society alongside their compatriots who have been able to access the scheme since January 31.
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