China and Hong Kong: British Nationals Abroad
Commons · Question 5527 · Tabled 12 Sep 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 7 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of British National (Overseas) visa holders in (a) Hong Kong and (b) China who do not have access to consular protection.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 7 Oct 2024
The FCDO and our embassies, high commissions and consulates worldwide provide consular assistance to British nationals abroad. This includes BN(O)s who, under the Memoranda to the Joint Declaration, are eligible for consular assistance in third countries,...