We believe that the British National (Overseas) visa is only a partial remedy as it fails to correct historic injustice that stripped Hong Kong British nationals of the right of abode.

Parliament must amend nationality law so BNO holders and their descendants are treated as full British citizens, not as second-class nationals. We believe that legal changes from 1962–2002 have resulted in the majority of British nationals who remain without full citizenship being predominantly of Hong Kong origin. Parliament must investigate the backgrounds of those remaining without full citizenship to see if they are now predominantly of a single ethnicity. If so, this systemic exclusion may represent a profound injustice and risks another historic betrayal.