3 Million Hong Kong Residents Could Be Offered U.K. Citizenship Amid China Standoff

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3 Million Hong Kong Residents Could Be Offered U.K. Citizenship Amid China Standoff
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain is considering providing a route to British citizenship for nearly three million Hong Kong residents, as the U.K. escalates a standoff with China

LONDON—U.K. over its decision to impose a stringent security law on the former British colony.

The Chinese legislature passed a resolution to introduce a security law in Hong Kong that mirrors how mainland Chinese agencies police activities that challenge Communist Party rule. The decision to bypass Hong Kong’s legislature has been heavily...

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