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London: Chinaâs English-language satellite news channel has been thrown off-air in Britain after its media regulator ruled it was controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
And CGTN will also face sanctions over its reporting on the Hong Kong protests, including for broadcasting forced confessions. The regulator said it had three other investigations ongoing into CGTNâs coverage.
The title screen of a programme called âHow Xi Jinping Led Chinaâs COVID-19 Battleâ, from the CGTN archive is seen as it plays on a computer monitor in London.
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Ofcom, the regulator, said its decision was the result of an investigation into who owned CGTN. It found the channel was controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.
Aragon starts work on Monday as an estate agent in London, focused on finding clients who want to move to Britain’s capital from his home city of Hong Kong, a move he made himself four months ago. His job is one of the first created by a new visa scheme that opens today, giving millions of Hong Kong residents the right to move to Britain and eventually seek citizenship, in response to a Chinese government crackdown in the city. The Home Office.
UK Visa Offer Addresses ‘Desperate Need’ of Hongkongers: Simon Cheng
The UK’s new visa programme allowing Hong Kong British National (Overseas) status holders to live in the UK is “very generous” and “addresses the desperate needs of Hong Kong people,” an exiled Hong Kong human rights activist said.
BN(O) status holders in Hong Kong and their eligible family members can apply for a visa to live, study, and work in the UK from Jan. 31, with the opportunity to renew the visa and eventually apply for British citizenship.
Simon Cheng, a former employee of the British consulate in Hong Kong who is now living in the UK, said he believes most people in Hong Kong are grateful for the UK’s offer, and welcome the opportunity.
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The Chinese government has said it will no longer recognise the special British National Overseas status given to Hong Kong residents as a valid form of ID.
Beijing’s decision comes days before the launch of a new scheme offering residency and a route to citizenship for British National Overseas passport holders in the UK.
The scheme was set up in response to the imposition of Beijing’s national security law last year. China criticised the UK for interfering in its internal affairs.