Hong Kong emigrants to UK blocked from accessing £2.2bn in pensions
Tens of thousands of Hongkongers who moved to the UK are being blocked from accessing as much as £2.2bn of pension assets, as activists accuse the city’s government of retaliating against those deemed “unpatriotic” following a political crackdown.The figures, released by UK advocacy group Hong Kong Watch on the eve of the first visit to the UK by a ministerial-level Hong Kong official since 2019, demonstrate how more than 90,000 people are being “punished” for emigrating under the British National (Overseas) programme, the group said.“It’s a blanket ban on BNO holders accessing the property that is theirs,” said Sam Goodman, director of policy and advocacy at Hong Kong Watch, calling the move a “punishment for those taking the step to the UK”.In the wake of a crackdown on pro-dem...