Petition · past parliament

Reconsider the British Nationality Selection Scheme for BN(O) holders from HK

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Citizens in HK are facing a serious safety risk and threat from HKSAR and China when they are protecting their rights and freedom. The government should fulfil the constitutional and moral obligation to place them in safety by considering the BNSS to grant all BN(O) holders in HK the right of abode.
Due to the June 4 massacre in China and the confident crisis on the joint declaration, the BNSS was established in 1990 and allowed at least 50,000 HK citizens to become British citizens.

Currently, many citizens were being beaten up by the police and pro-China gangsters. Their life is in danger and their rights and freedom are vanishing. The British Government should consider the possibilities of the BNSS by granting the BN(O) holders the full citizenship and the right of abode in the UK.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

22 Aug 2019 Petition opened for signatures
29 Aug 2019 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 29 Aug 2019

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.