Event Brief
UK Expands BN(O) Scheme for Hongkongers After Lai Sentencing
Filed: Feb 09, 2026 at 2:05 PM ET
Summary: Minors from 1997 handover eligible for UK citizenship under expanded BN(O) scheme, following Jimmy Lai's sentencing.
WHO: UK Government, Hongkongers
WHAT: Expansion of BN(O) scheme for citizenship
WHEN: Feb 09, 2026 at 9:26 AM ET
WHERE: Hong Kong
WHY: Response to Jimmy Lai's 20-year prison sentence
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