China Visa Rules Relaxed To Boost UK Economy
A pilot fast-track application service is to be extended to all Chinese nationals applying to come to the UK to bolster business.
Whether it's spoken in palace. The shops so bond street, all the restaurants in central London. Tourists to helping Britain's economy grow. But not enough then all from China. UK lose what European arrivals such as France. That's because UK is not part of the visa agreement which allow overseas vistors to travel to 26 countries in Europe.
90% Chinese tour cooperators say they leave UK off itinerary every year. But Chinese tourists did spend nearly half a billion last year. And the pound is for that to increase with home office simplify the process by allowing tourists to apply for UK visa using the same form as also European countries.
- Would becoming increasingly realize China to make things, even the iconic, black cap. For too long, it's been one way straight, that is why the government relaxing the rules on visas. The hope is tapping to increaing the spending power of Chinese middle fast.
This is all time course with visitor Chinese premier he started four day trip here. And five billion pound deal with two Britain's oil companies BP and Shell. Part of the eight billion with the trade agreements expected to finalized in the coming days.
- We need to do everything we can to boost the UK's export growth. And that means we need to be exporting much more to fast growing markets like China. At that moment we export water island we do to China, so that need to take some actions to do pretty quickly.
Diploymatic relations recently had not been called due with Chinese human rights abuses creating intentions. But new treade deals, visa relaxiations and indeed a meeting for the Chinese premier with the Queen will surely help to improve the picture for British-Chinese relations.
Dare Mcgufie, Sky News.