Table 1 – Why did BNO visa holders move to the UK?

Reasons Number Share
Not safe in Hong Kong 341 16%
Not safe in Hong Kong / Children’s education 198 9%
Moving with family 139 7%
Not safe in Hong Kong / Moving with family 136 6%
Not safe in Hong Kong / Children’s education / Moving with family 126 6%
Children’s education 123 6%

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Table 2 – Labour market status of BNOs, by reason for migrating to the UK

Group Active in the labour market Not active in the labour market
In work Unemployed Full-time student Retired Other
All 59% 10% 10% 7% 14%
Unsafe only 65% 15% 3% 10% 8%
Unsafe + other 58% 10% 9% 7% 16%
Work 78% 9% 11% 0% 2%
Other (neither work or ‘unsafe’) 50% 8% 16% 8% 18%

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Table 3 – BNOs’ housing tenure, by reason for migrating to the UK

Group Owner occupied Rented Other
Other reasons 50% 47% 3%
Work 24% 74% 2%
Hong Kong is unsafe + other reason 55% 43% 1%
Hong Kong is unsafe only 48% 50% 2%
All 49% 49% 2%

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