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UK to offer millions of Hong Kong residents pathway to citizenship

By Haley Victory Smith
Published July 1, 2020 4:19pm ET
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UK to offer millions of Hong Kong residents pathway to citizenship
The United Kingdom will be offering many residents of Hong Kong a pathway to citizenship. The new policy, confirmed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday, came in response to China’s new “national security” law, which severely restricts the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong. The measure will provide a pathway to citizenship for residents […]

The United Kingdom will be offering many residents of Hong Kong a pathway to citizenship.

The new policy, confirmed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson Wednesday, came in response to China’s new “national security” law, which severely restricts the freedoms of the people of Hong Kong.

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