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China: Diplomatic Service

Commons · Question 46683 · Tabled 22 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 25 Apr 2025

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Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Hongkongers who (a) arrived in the UK on British National (Overseas) visas and (b) have subsequently become UK citizens receive consular protection in (i) Hong Kong a

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 25 Apr 2025

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) provides 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, but not in H...