Английская Википедия:Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom
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Hong Kongers in the United Kingdom (also known as Hong Kong Britons) are people from Hong Kong who are residing in the United Kingdom or British nationals of Hong Kong origin or descent.
Background
The United Kingdom has historically been a popular destination for Hong Kong immigrants due to the colonial relationship between the two territories.[1] The British Nationality Act 1948 allowed Hong Kong-born residents to move to the UK free of restriction. The UK's popularity among immigrants was also helped by the fact that the English language enjoys official status in both territories.Шаблон:Citation needed While many Hong Kong-born residents of the UK are ethnically Boat Dwellers and Chinese, others include the children of colonial parentage (British and/or other European heritage, and people with ancestries from other parts of the former British colonial empire) born in Hong Kong prior to the transfer of sovereignty to China in 1997.[2]
In July 2020, following the implementation of new security laws in Hong Kong by China, the UK offered a path to residency for British Nationals (Overseas) in Hong Kong.[3] In 2021, 103,900 people applied for the BN(O) visa.[4] Шаблон:As of, a total of 153,708 BN(O) Hong Kong visas had been granted.[5]
Demographics
The 2001 census recorded 96,445 Hong Kong-born people residing in the United Kingdom.[6] The 2011 census recorded 98,724 Hong Kong-born people resident in England, 3,517 in Wales,[7] 7,586 in Scotland[8] and 1,906 in Northern Ireland.[9] The figure Scotland was 7,068 in 2001 and 5,910 in 1991.[10][11] The 2021 census recorded 117,714 Hong Kong-born people resident in England, 3,715 in Wales and 1,982 in Northern Ireland.[12] [13]
Hong Kongers who migrated to the UK under the BN(O) pathway introduced in 2020 are generally older and higher-educated than other immigrants to the UK. According to The Economist, reasons for this demographic include the fact that only people born before 1997 are eligible for British National (Overseas) status, and that families with children are particularly eager to emigrate from Hong Kong following the introduction of the territory's national security law.[14]
Community
Hong Kong migrants under the BN(O) pathway have created several self-help organisations, including Hongkongers in Britain and the Sutton Hongkongers Group, to support and advocate for each other since the BN(O) path to residency was introduced in 2020. Many of these organisations were set up because many new Hong Kong migrants are afraid of Chinese community groups which are aligned with the government of Communist China.[14]
Notable people
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn
- Alan Mak, Conservative Member of Parliament
- Sir David Tang, businessman
- Nat Wei, Baron Wei
- Bob's Your Uncle, YouTube personality
- Gemma Chan, actress
- Katie Leung, actress
- Herman Li, guitarist for DragonForce
- Anna Lo, former politician
- Gok Wan, fashion consultant and television presenter[15]
- Benedict Wong, actor
- Tom Wu, actor
- Isobel Yeung, journalist
- Jingan Young, Screenwriter
See also
- Hong Kong–United Kingdom relations
- British nationality law and Hong Kong
- British Chinese
- British East and Southeast Asian
- British National (Overseas)
- Britons in Hong Kong
- East Asians in the United Kingdom
- Demographics of Hong Kong
- Handover of Hong Kong
- Emigration from Hong Kong
References
External links
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