UK government 'has underestimated takeup for Hong Kong resettlement scheme'

Survey finds more than 600,000 may want to move to Britain, many within two years of January start date

Hong Kong residents are likely to move to the UK faster than the British government has anticipated, and more should be done to prepare for their arrival, a new advocacy group has said.

HongKongers in Britain (HKB) surveyed city residents hoping to emigrate under a new British government scheme that opens in January, allowing those with colonial-era British National Overseas (BNO) status to obtain visas and pursue a path to citizenship".