BBC News Published media captionWhat is the BNO visa for Hong Kongers? The UK will not "look the other way" on Hong Kongers with British National (Overseas) status, No 10 says, amid a row with China over a new visa. From Sunday Hong Kong citizens with BNO status can apply for a special UK visa. But China's foreign ministry has been critical of the move, saying "while the UK may be in dire need of talents" it should not have used the BNO passport as a "political cover-up". It said it will no longer recognise the BNO passport as a travel document.