Chris Tang says Chinese missions will not assist Hong Kong people holding BNO passports arrested overseas
鄧炳強指持BNO港人於外地被捕 中國使領館不會提供協助
The Hong Kong Government does not recognise the BNO passport as a valid travel document or proof of identity. Secretary for Security Chris Tang said at a Legislative Council committee meeting that if Hong Kong people holding BNO passports encountered an incident overseas, such as being arrested, Chinese diplomatic and consular missions abroad would not provide assistance. “They may have to seek help from their own country.” By contrast, foreign domestic helpers holding Hong Kong identity cards, although they are non-local permanent residents, would receive assistance from the Hong Kong Government if they encountered difficulties overseas, in line with the principle of helping where possible, such as the foreign domestic helpers aboard the Diamond Princess when an outbreak occurred in early 2020.
港府不承認 BNO 護照為有效的旅遊證件和身份證明，保安局局長鄧炳強在立法會一個委員會表示，持 BNO 港人若在外地發生事故例如被捕，中國駐外使領館將不會提供協助，「佢可能就要搵返自己國家喇。」而持香港身份證的外傭，雖然是非本地永久居民，但若在外地遇事，港府會本著「幫得就幫」的精神去協助，例如2020年初爆疫的「鑽石公主號」上的外傭。