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Hong Kong trade office can continue ‘legitimate activity’, UK official tells critical MPs

3 months ago02 mins

The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) in London can continue its “legitimate activity”, the UK government has said, despite political pressure after a British court found two men linked to the office guilty of spying on activists. But the UK government also said on Thursday that anyone in any organisation found to be…

UK shuts both its Afghan resettlement schemes without warning

Cs news1 year ago1 year ago04 mins

TOI Correspondent from London: The UK govt has without warning shut down two legal schemes that helped over 34,000 Afghans claim sanctuary in Britain, sparking fury among the Afghan diaspora.Immigration rule changes laid in parliament on Tuesday ended the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) for new applications. The scheme, launched in April 2021, was…