Quote Originally Posted by JamesWales View Post
Yes, you are right to say that. It is open to upto 5.4m people though, with an estimated 300,000 likely to come over 5 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55357495
No, there are slightly less than 3m people in Hong Kong with BNO status, the new visa arrangements only apply to them, other Hong Kong people who didn't get the BNO status can no longer get it AFAIK even if they would have been eligible.

These are British Nationals from a British territory that were abandoned by the government and handed over to China against their wishes - why shouldn't they come here?