Hong Kong Watch gathers support for BNO petition at Hong Kong Market in Glasgow

Over the weekend, Hong Kong Watch joined the Hong Kong Market in Glasgow to meet with the BNO community and local residents, and to share our recent petition on maintaining the BNO 5+1 pathway.

The market attracted over 12,000 visitors over 2 days, including many local residents keen to explore Hong Kong’s culture and identity. Featuring over 45 stalls, this event was an impressive showcase of Hong Konger-led small businesses, traditional arts and crafts, cultural performances, workshops, as well as an exhibition on Hong Kong’s evolution towards an international city and its shared history with Scotland and the wider UK.

We met with the Glasgow-based BNO community to discuss our campaigns, collected suggestions and feedback on our work, and informed local residents about the community’s concerns over proposed changes to the Immigration Rules.

We were grateful that BNO community organisers have taken the initiative to share our petition on maintaining the 5+1 BNO pathway to citizenship with the community, and provided an opportunity for us to offer our support.

Ahead of the deadline on 4 June, sign the petition now to voice your concerns on the impact of the proposed immigration rules, and implore the UK government to stand by its historical and moral commitments to the people of Hong Kong.

We are delighted to be able to be part of this community initiative to connect the Hong Kong diaspora with their local community, and we appreciate all your support towards our campaign.