Dozens of Hong Kong-born citizens, who hold British National (Overseas) passport BN(O), were turned away from polling stations in Scotland.
An investigation is underway after Hong Kong born citizens were denied the right to vote in the General Election across Scotland after being mistakenly identified as 'Chinese'. Dozens of people who a hold British National passport BN were turned away from polling stations on Thursday when they were incorrectly categorised on the electoral register, Glasgow Live reports.
"The staff member refused to help me and stated I could not vote this time. I feel unsafe living in this land. Firstly, I do not think the Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council are safeguarding people’s right. Problems were reported in Glasgow, Fife, Edinburgh, Perth North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Dunfermline, Aberdeen City, East Ayrshire Council and Dundee. According to Scottish Hongkongers, half of all BN holders were affected despite calls to both the Electoral Commission and Councils.
"We will need to apply to vote again. On the 4th, we saw a few HK people having the same issue and the Facebook group Scottish Hongkongers suggested people who faced the same issue to email the electoral register office. We emailed them our BNO passport copy and called them. Finally, they granted us a clerical error in an email and made the change and allowed us to vote yesterday."
"This is a significant blow to the Hong Kong community in Scotland, impacting their ability to settle and integrate here. Some have expressed surprise at facing government discrimination for the first time. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like.If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
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