【最新影片】 議員促放寬 BN(O) 新定居要求｜內政部：諮詢過渡安排，探討某些群組應否豁免
英國政府早前公布修訂永居條件諮詢文件，雖維持 BN(O)「5+1」定居途徑，但擬加入收入及英語新要求，恐令大量港人受影響。負責移民事務的內政部政務次官 Mike Tapp 今日在國會辯論中表示，相關憂慮會在12周諮詢期間處理，強調一切未有定案。
辯論由 Rushcliffe 議員 James Naish 發起，27名議員發言，大部分聚焦 BN(O)。Naish 指 BN(O) 從來不是經濟移民路線，許多家庭「收入低、資產高」，難達每年£12,570門檻；數千名已通過 B1 英語試的港人，或因要求升至 B2 而被拒之門外。他引述5,000人調查指，只有8%家庭預期五年後全家可申請永居。
他列出主要受影響群組包括自僱者、家庭照顧者、在學青年及長者等，促請政府為已入境人士設過渡安排不作追溯、以家庭收入審核，甚至將 BN(O) 途徑整體豁免，或為弱勢群組設豁免。
多名議員強調部分港人無法返港，臨時加辣將令他們進退兩難。另有議員警告，中共跨境壓力仍令港人不安。Wokingham 議員 Clive Jones 直言：「BN(O) 持有人不是外國人，他們是英國國民。」
Tapp 最後表示政府願意聽取意見，包括豁免、過渡安排及以資產補充收入門檻等，並會在諮詢期內聆聽所有聲音。
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27 MPs took part in a Westminster Hall debate on Tuesday, with most raising concerns about how the government’s proposed income and English-language requirements could affect BN(O) holders on the 5+1 route to Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR).
The government minister responsible for migration, Mike Tapp, said concerns would be reviewed during the 12-week consultation but stressed the new requirements were “basic standards”. He gave no guarantees but understood the concerns raised by MPs on the “special circumstances” of Hongkongers in Britain.
Rushcliffe MP James Naish said BN(O) families were never meant to be treated as economic migrants. Many were “income-poor but asset-rich”, and thousands who already passed the B1 English test could be excluded if the requirement rises to B2. A survey of 5,000 BN(O)s found only 8% of households expected all members to qualify for ILR under the new proposals.
MPs warned that some Hongkongers cannot return home, and sudden changes would threaten fairness. Others raised concerns for post-1997 Hongkongers fleeing political risk.
Clive Jones MP summed up the mood: “BN(O) visa holders are not foreigners, they are British nationals.”
Tapp said he was open to hearing views on exemptions, transitional arrangements and the role of assets, stressing that he would “listen” during the consultation.
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