Grant home fee status to Hong Kongers, say MPs

Politicians among those urging ministers to change visa rules

Senior MPs are among those backing calls for people from Hong Kong to be granted ‘home’ fee status in the UK, meaning they would pay domestic tuition fees rather than the more expensive rates charged to international students.

The British National (Overseas) visa permits people from Hong Kong to live, work and study in the UK, and government data show that more than 113,000 people from Hong Kong had been granted BNO visas since the scheme opened in January last year.