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Can a BN(O) holder be civil servant in Hong Kong?

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    Can a BN(O) holder be civil servant in Hong Kong?

    in light of what is happening right now..

    just wondering..


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    At the moment yes... Also worth noting that most civil servants with years of service were offered the full British passports at handover. Of course most of those are now retired...


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    There isn't technically any way for the HK government to tell if someone holds BN(O) status, or a BN(O) passport, AFAIK. They could require government workers to declare that they don't, in which case it could be serious if they lie - more than losing-your-safe-government job serious.

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    British citizenship allows people to renounce and then they can "resume" their citizenship later. So people could always do that.


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    Not to mention losing your pension serious, which is arguably worse than losing your job... albeit imprisonment would be worse!

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    Quote Originally Posted by z754103:
    Not to mention losing your pension serious, which is arguably worse than losing your job... albeit imprisonment would be worse!
    China has the death penalty

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    Quote Originally Posted by vmlinuz:
    There isn't technically any way for the HK government to tell if someone holds BN(O) status, or a BN(O) passport, AFAIK. They could require government workers to declare that they don't, in which case it could be serious if they lie - more than losing-your-safe-government job serious.
    I am 99% sure they have unofficial access to the list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Morrison:
    China has the death penalty
    At the moment Hong Kong does not unless there is another re-interpretation of the Basic Law, or China kidnaps you from HK and send you to the mainland. Then China does not have to deal with the re-interpretation BS. AKA waste its time to enact China laws into HK.
    Last edited by gardabble; 31-01-2021 at 04:17 PM.

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    Before 1997, how did people in Hong Kong apply for a BNO? I have a strong feeling it was through the Hong Kong immigration Department ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by gardabble:
    At the moment Hong Kong does not unless there is another re-interpretation of the Basic Law, or China kidnaps you from HK and send you to the mainland. Then China does not have to deal with the re-interpretation BS. AKA waste its time to enact China laws into HK.
    Surely this is wrong. Any HK'er can be transferred to China to face trial. No extradition needed just the say so of a hand picked NSL judge.
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