Hong Kong Poll – July 2020

A poll of UK adults on their attitudes towards the government’s proposals towards Hong Kongers and wider attitudes towards the UK’s relationship with China.

Significant support among the public for the government’s proposal to offer Hong Kongers that hold British National Overseas (BNO) Passports and their dependents a bespoke five-year visa, with the pathway to later apply for full UK citizenship.
Over two in five Brits (42%) express support for the government having made this offer, with just one in four (25%) expressing any opposition. Support for this offer is higher among those Brits who say they are familiar with recent events in Hong Kong, with half (50%) expressing outright support.
When Brits are faced with a range of hypothetical resettlement schemes, the government’s offer received only slightly higher levels of support than offering BNOs and their dependents full UK citizenship, circumventing the 5 years of residency qualification.

Date Published: 07/07/2020

Categories: Media | Politics | Public and communities | UK

Methodology

Savanta ComRes interviewed 2,062 UK adults aged 18+ online between 3 and 5 July 2020. Data were weighted to be representative of population by age, gender, region, and socio-economic characteristics such as cars per household. Savanta ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.