Yes and no, Mr. Johnson will permit British Nationals (Overseas) to move to the UK. These are Hong Kong residents who were Hong Kong citizens before 1997 and meet certain eligibility and legal requirements. About 3 million people.
Of these people, about 350,000 already have British National Overseas) Passports.
China considers these people as Chinese Citizens, so the question is how many will the Red Chinese permit to leave?
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> “China considers these people as Chinese Citizens, so the question is how many will the Red Chinese permit to leave?”
It is no secret that with respect to Hong Kong, China only wants to keep the island, not the people. To the CCP, those rebellious people are nothing but trouble.
That explains why quite a few people were able to flee to other countries like Taiwan when out on bail on various charges such as unlawful gathering and obstructing police.
By the way, even mainland Chinese are not being treated as citizens as we normally understood the term. The latest example is, through stringent quarantine requirements and greatly reduced commercial flights, the CCP has effectively barred overseas Chinese and students from going back to China for fear they might spread the virus.