Hong Kong: China says it will not recognise UK overseas passports

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Hong Kong: China says it will not recognise UK overseas passports
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Ambassador’s warning comes in response to UK’s special visa offer to Hong Kong citizens

China will not recognise the British national passport as a legal travel document, raising the prospect that the 3 million Hong Kong citizens eligible for the passport will be banned from leaving Hong Kong by the Chinese government.

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