Settle in Safety
China’s recent curtailing of individual freedom in Hong Kong and the UK’s decision to offer a new Hong Kong BN(O) Visa has once again highlighted the fundamental attraction of the UK as a safe and secure location. British National (Overseas) (BN(O)) citizens ordinarily resident in Hong Kong, and their immediate family members, are entitled to move to the UK to work and study.
China’s Great Firewall has become a thing of internet legend but is part of a greater authoritarian drive. The country ranks third from the worst in the 2020 world press freedom index, and it was 126th out of 162 countries in 2019 on the Human Freedom Index, which takes into consideration movement, rule of law, and security. For years China has faced criticism over its human rights violations and government control, and their attempt at Fazhi, a country under the rule of law, only created further criticism as their version is not what is universally understood as the Rule of Law.