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The Consular Section of the British Consulate-General Hong Kong can no longer witness Proof of Life Certificates for DWP.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Today (14 December 2023) the Hong Kong police issued arrest warrants under the National Security Law for 5 people living outside Hong Kong, including some who reside in the UK.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss welcomes the decision to withdraw serving UK judges from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
On 18 December, British national Jimmy Lai’s national security trial is scheduled to begin in Hong Kong.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office Minister for Asia and the Pacific Mark Field spoke at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Jakarta.
The Foreign Secretary made a statement on arrest warrants, issued on 3 July 2023 under the National Security Law, for 8 people living outside Hong Kong.
Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Hong Kong.
This is the 52nd in a series of reports to Parliament on Hong Kong.
Dominic Raab said the UK will extend the arms embargo that applies to China to Hong Kong, and suspend our extradition treaty with Hong Kong indefinitely.
The Foreign Secretary is visiting China on Wednesday 30 August for high-level talks with senior representatives from the Chinese government.
UK Statement for Item 4 General Debate, delivered at HRC55 by the UK's Permanent Representative to the WTO and the UN, Simon Manley.
HMRC has published new simplified VAT guidance for overseas sellers sending goods to the UK.
The UK Border Agency is enhancing its visa service with the introduction of a new priority visa service
The UK now considers Beijing to be in a state of ongoing non-compliance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration.
The new Hong Kong BN(O) Visa will give British National (Overseas) citizens the ability to come to the UK to make a new life.
Over 25,000 people have seen Magna Carta on its global tour. The original 1217 copy has now travelled home to Hereford Cathedral in time for Christmas
The Foreign & Commonwealth Office issued a statement following violence during protests at university campuses in Hong Kong.
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for calm and urged the Hong Kong government to listen to concerns about its proposed extradition laws.
Joint statement by UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Canadian Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne, responding to China’s proposed new security law for Hong Kong.
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