The article is reprinted from "Hong Kong People Talk About Land"
Author: Jianliang
"The pursuit of democracy and freedom is not a crime, and Taiwan's position in support of Hong Kong will not change." On January 1 this year, Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen continued to provoke the mainland , playing the "Hong Kong card" again, which sounds very "motivating". But three months later, according to relevant reports, many Hong Kong people who want to "stand with Taiwan" and immigrated there have not received a "settlement permit" in sight. How should we understand what Tsai Ing-wen calls "supporting Hong Kong"?
Since the “anti-extradition bill turmoil” in Hong Kong in 2019, the number of Hong Kong people immigrating to Taiwan has reached record highs. However, "Radio Free Asia" (R.F.A.), funded by the U.S. government, recently reported that according to the latest data released by Taiwan's "Immigration Service", from January to February this year, Hong Kong residents were approved for "residence permits" and "settlement permits." There were a total of 1,485 people, a 25% decrease from the 1,980 people in the same period last year. This situation is in sharp contrast to last year's record-breaking number of months.
Let Hong Kong residents give up before the difficulties.
The report also quoted the person in charge of a local immigration company named Zhang as saying that due to the tightening of the Taiwan authorities’ approval of Hong Kong people’s settlement permits, the delay method “makes Hong Kong people give up before the difficulties” and “makes those who want to immigrate to Hong Kong” People are considering other countries." The number of applications handled by it has dropped by 80% since last year. She also said that Hong Kong people may not be able to obtain an ID card after they have obtained a "residence permit" and come to Taiwan for one year. Taking investment immigration as an example, if you are a Hong Kong resident born in the Mainland, it is even more difficult to obtain a “settlement permit”. Ms. Li, a Hong Kong resident who has been in Taiwan for more than two years and was born in the mainland, even complained that if the Taiwan authorities had announced these restrictions earlier, she would not have chosen to immigrate to Taiwan. "I was actually made things difficult, which makes me feel sad."
In fact, since the middle of last year, there have been media reports that the Taiwan authorities have begun to tighten the conditions for Hong Kong and Macao permanent residents to apply for residence in Taiwan on the grounds of "national security."
Indeed, according to the website of the Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council's office in Hong Kong, when applicants fill out the "Declaration Form for Residence and Settlement Application for Hong Kong and Macau Residents", in addition to declaring whether they were born in the Mainland, they must also answer whether they "currently or have worked in Hong Kong or Macau" Those holding positions in government departments must swear an oath or sign a statement to support the Basic Law and be loyal to the Hong Kong and Macao governments." Observing recent media reports on the island, it is not difficult to find an obvious fact: the calculating Democratic Progressive Party authorities continue to interfere in Hong Kong affairs for the purpose of seeking "independence", but at the same time, they have taken precautions and have quietly stepped up their efforts to target people from Hong Kong and Macao. Political censorship.
Tsai Ing-wen ate all Hong Kong’s “human blood steamed buns”
Paying lip service but not delivering the truth. Under the premise that the Taiwan authorities protect their own interests and public safety, Hong Kong residents who want to immigrate there must still apply in accordance with the procedures and be strictly reviewed in accordance with the "Hong Kong and Macao Regulations". The Taiwan authorities, who talk about "supporting Hong Kong", will never "write any guarantees" for applicants, but the only thing that is certain is that Tsai Ing-wen has said "lofty sentiments" to Hong Kong people in the past few years, claiming that she "will be with Hong Kong people" "Stand together" and "Care about Hong Kong's democracy" and so on are just using the "anti-extradition bill storm" to incite the Taiwanese people's fear and hatred towards the mainland, and defraud votes by eating Hong Kong's "human blood steamed buns". Now that they have been successfully re-elected, Hong Kong people are no longer valuable in Tsai Ing-wen's eyes, and the selfish and hypocritical face of the DPP authorities has been exposed.
After all, the "door to Taiwan" is not always open to Hong Kong people. Hong Kong people who still intend to immigrate there may wish to "stop and think about it". Do they need to entrust their future to these "speculators"? However, if the matter reaches this point, if you still insist on going your own way, the author has no choice but to say, "It is better to say farewell than to persuade you to stay"! Time is the best proof that everything depends on destiny!
This article is reproduced from "Hong Kong People Talk about the Land"
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