Britain begins accepting visa applications from H.K. residents

Britain began on Sunday accepting applications for a new visa from Hong Kong people that would make it easier for them to emigrate to the country, following China's imposition last year of a sweeping national security law on the former British colony.With roughly 70 percent of the Chinese territory's residents, or about 5.4 million people, eligible to apply for the visa, observers are holding their breath to see if the measure would result in a wave of immigration across the continent.About 2.9 million Hong Kong residents who have British National (Overseas) status and their dependents can …READ FULL ARTICLE