‘Huge and lasting’ economic contribution highlighted, but proposal to extend settlement period by five years still subject to consultation
The UK Home Office minister has said that the proposal to extend the settlement period for Hongkongers from five to ten years is subject to consultation, but their economic contribution remains ‘huge and lasting’.
Other parliamentarians in the debate agreed that Hongkongers should be exempt from the proposed extension announced by British authorities in May. They argued this change would be a betrayal of trust by moving the goalposts and would delay access to lower university tuition fees in the UK and retirement funds in Hong Kong.
The parliamentary debate on Monday followed a petition urging the government to keep the five-year term for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) for British National (Overseas) visa holders, which received more than 108,000 signatures.
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