Hong Kong's New Security Law: The Hong Kong and China Dispute Explained - TLDR News

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[natbornkilla]

China: breaks treaty
Uk: right were offering citizenship to hong kong
China: u cant do that its against the treaty

[Vinvininhk]

This is very good video! But since I'm a Hong Konger I am sorry I have nitpick:
1. The flags at the begining were wrong. Britain entered the opium wars (yes there were multiple) with the Qing empire which is not modern day China. So the yellow-background Dragon flag should have been used. Also the Hong Kong Flag was blue with Union Jack on it before 1997.
2. During the opium wars, parts of HK (HK island and Kowloon) were ceded to Britain in perpetuity while the rest was leased to Britain for 99 years.
3. Because of the reasons above it is perhaps not so correct to say HK was "returned" to China but "handed over" to China. The East Asian empire Britain entered wars with swapped hands from Qing Empire to Republic of China (there were two of them) and then to Modern day China (PRC).
4. Pronunciations: I think it's pronounced [SAI-NO]-British not [SEE-NO]? Also it's pronouced [LEDGE-CO] not [LEG-CO]. "Leg" rhymes with "edge" as in LEGislation.
5. Not a nitpick but some supplementary info: in 2012 China tried to introduce so called "National Education" which were rejected by HK. -5.2. There are about 2 million people who has the right to BN(O)- -but have not renewed their passport that means- -there are in total 5.5 million BN(O)ers who will be eligible for the new British visa plan.- { *edit*: this factoid was wrong. There are 3 million eligible BN(O) statuses. The potential 5 million figure comes from BN(O) plus their dependants. Thanks to the comment below!} 5.3. other Commonwealth countries such as Australia and Canada are contemplating to also take in hK migrants, with a priority on people born after 1997 who are not eligible for BN(O). So there is so some degree coordination between countries to take HK migrants.

That said, this is the most comprehensive YouTube video I have seen on the current situation in HK! So thank you so much!

[charliecrome]

We can't be afraid of China's threats, the UK should welcome all of our HK brothers and sisters so they can escape the CCP

[andalilbitqueer]

As a filipino, I really hope that you'll make a video on our anti-terror bill especially after its recent signing. Although, I'd understand if you guys won't with everything going on around the world.

[skyfong]

Wow, as a Hong Konger, I'm impressed by the amount of research you've done, all of the mentioned incidents are pretty accurate, though it could have been more ideal if you guys included the background for Article 23 of Basic Law. It was not imposed by the NPC, it was never legislated, and the new National Security Law is different from Art 23. Hong Kong originally was told to legislate the articles in Basic Law in the LegCo (which means including Art 23), but Art 23 caused huge protests on the streets back in 2003, then the government withdrew it and ignored the legislation of it for years as it was too controversial. Even Carrie Lam, HK's Chief Executive now, once said she would try to create a right environment for the law before putting Art 23 forward as a bill in LegCo. However, as the tension rose because of the extradition law, China decided to just simply impose the National Security Law through the NPC, adding the Law into an appendix of Basic Law. It included parts of Article 23, but not the full of it, but some say it's even harsher than Article 23, as the details of the Law blatantly violated people's right severely. Some pro-Beijing legislators also mentioned that Art 23 will still need to be legislated in HK, so the two are different. Hopefully this helps, keep up the amazing work, you guys are amazing!!

[napoleonibonaparte]

The UK might as well get the PRC to handover HK for violating the declaration through the international courts.

[DenniWintyr]

I remember every person I knew from HK predicting, & being really afraid that this would happen, leading up to the handover in 97. They weren't wrong

[craighodgson]

Hong Kong itself was never leased, the new territories were leased.

[davidmurphy]

It was a translation error: they read _universal suffering_

[UnorthodoxCraig]

The UK has a duty to help! Turning our back would be shameful!

[JasonGreenslopes]

I am LOVING the Hong Kong cartoon with little shoes! It reminds me of an exotic flower!

[tronus]

As a Hong Konger living in the UK, I was heartbroken to see my city being destroyed by the protests. However, I do side with the ideology of the protestors in that democracy should be enforced. Boris Johnson’s response is absolutely amazing and demonstrates how the UK should take more of a role in Hong Kong as even though it is officially China’s, the agreement was between the UK and China.

[dvijay]

Unity is power. It would be an incredible act if multiple nations offered them visas

[rabbithazel]

in theory, clicking the like on this video can be jailed for years under the HK new sec. law

[James-zgnl]

I am strongly in favour of the UK government’s response to this situation & echo the PM’s statements. I do believe that other nations of the British Commonwealth Realm ought to also offer these oppressed people of Hong Kong an open door. I cannot speak for other nations of the Realm but I know my country, Canada, opened the door to such political refugees from Hong Kong in the 90s so with that precedence well established in Canada, Canada at least should be following the UK’s lead on this.

[watercolour]

For anyone who care about accuracy: Hong Kong was ceded to the British in 1842 under the Treaty of Nanking in perpetuity, not some fifty years after 1898 under a lease. The 1898 lease was about the New Territories which is an rural area which later became part of Hong Kong. In 1997, the British not only return the rural leased area, but also give up the permanently granted core Hong Kong island to the new China, hence the special arrangement.
The rest of the video is impeccable though.

[akyphoenix]

I think the UK government should do more. Even the EU are doing more than the UK
Also only granting visas to BNO passport holder (and dependants) means all those protestors who were born after 1997 but not under 18 or don't have BNO parents are left stuck :'(

[Artonox]

Yes I agree with the UK whereby they have offered a way out for HK. The amount of human rights abuse, opaque practices by China condems the basic law, and harms the rights of the HK people.

I really do think however, that there is a bigger problem that still needs to be solved and that is to note what is China's role in this world and how much the world should tolerate it. The ideas that noone is telling China to back off from copyright laws, the opacity regarding missing members of the public, is very distressing for someone who stands behind human rights.

[MrAlexkyra]

The history here is wrong. Hong Kong island was given to Britain 'in perpetuity' by treaty in 1842 after the First Opium War. They were also given the Kowloon peninsula and Stonecutter island after the Second War in 1860. The 99 year lease in 1898 was only for the 'New Territories', which formed 86.3 % of the colony's territory. But the city expanded into the New Territories, so as the lease deadline came closer it was impractical for Britain to hold on to Hong Kong island and Kowloon without the New Territories, although they tried to argue for British administration of the island to continue under Chinese sovereignty. Plus, China's position was that it would take control of all of Hong Kong, not just the New Territories, and ultimately Britain didn't have much choice.

[Crypto]

We the U.K. should take a much stronger stand with HK. Like give them the north east coast of England haha. It’s in need of new blood and fresh young people to rebuild a part of England stuck in time. Same goes for the commonwealth and the remaining British empire. Now we leaving Eu. We should rebuild bridges with the parts of the world we influenced and pillaged. This time we should be fair and just cause.