Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 5527

China and Hong Kong: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 12 September 2024
Answered: 7 October 2024

Question

Sir Iain Duncan Smith

ConservativeChingford and Woodford Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an estimate of the number of British National (Overseas) visa holders in (a) Hong Kong and (b) China who do not have access to consular protection.

Answer

Catherine West
The FCDO and our embassies, high commissions and consulates worldwide provide 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,...

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