Petition · past parliament · Cabinet Office
Add British Hong Konger and Hong Konger to Government list of ethnic groups
Closed
2,848 signatures
What the petition asks
Call on the government to add 'British Hong Konger' and 'Hong Konger' as options for the ethnic groups recommended for use by the government when asking for someone’s ethnicity. This is how we see ourselves and our identity and ethnicity in Britain.
Other British Asian ethnic groups have options to select as British Indian, British Pakistani, British Bangladeshi. Therefore British Citizens from Hong Kong and British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders as British nationals should be able to select as British Hong Konger.
Hong Kongers holding HKSAR passport should be able to select their ethnicity as Hong Konger.
Hong Kongers holding HKSAR passport should be able to select their ethnicity as Hong Konger.
Timeline
| 24 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 24 Sep 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
2,848
Status
Closed
Department
Cabinet Office
Opened
24 Mar 2021
Closed
24 Sep 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.