Hong Kong Unrest: Hong Kongers immigrate due to ‘political reasons’By Chung Li-hua and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerAbout 200 Hong Kong protesters have come to Taiwan to immigrate for “political reasons” since June last year, and authorities accepted the applications of about 20 of them, Taiwan Association for Human Rights secretary-general Shih Yi-hsiang (施逸翔) said on Tuesday. The applications were made according to Article 18 of the Act Governing Relations with Hong Kong and Macau (香港澳門關係條例), Shih said. Lin Chun-hung (林俊宏), a Taiwanese lawyer who represents Hong Kong protesters hoping to immigrate to Taiwan, said that residency cases for Hong Kong applicants vary in complexity depending on the method the applicant uses. Cases involving dual citizenship, dependent family members or same-sex couples — which are not legally recognized in Hong Kong — are more complex, he said. The rules must be more clearly defined so that a system can be followed when processing applications from prospective Hong Kong immigrants, he said.

Source: Taipei Times May 27, 2020 15:56 UTC