{"id":122823,"date":"2021-10-26T07:30:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T00:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bno-emigrants-freedom-and-better-work-life-balance-see-hong-kong-family-relocate-buy-property-in-the-uk\/"},"modified":"2021-10-26T08:03:07","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T01:03:07","slug":"bno-emigrants-freedom-and-better-work-life-balance-see-hong-kong-family-relocate-buy-property-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bno-emigrants-freedom-and-better-work-life-balance-see-hong-kong-family-relocate-buy-property-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"BN(O) emigrants: freedom and better work-life balance see Hong Kong family relocate, buy property in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFor Elise Kong and Ming Wong, the freedom offered under the British National (Overseas) visa scheme was the clincher that made them decide to sell their home in Hong Kong and relocate to the UK.Kong, 40, a paediatrician, and Wong, 43, a businessman, bought a four-bedroom detached home in Chertsey, a town in Surrey, south of London, for them and their two sons aged nine and seven.\u201cRelocating to the UK was really important for our family, as we want more freedom and a better work-life balance,\u201d\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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