Officials deny HK tycoon residency, citing securityBy Wang Kuang-jen and Chen Yu-fu / Staff reporters, with CNAProtecting national security is the priority, Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said yesterday after the government rejected residency applications by Hong Kong entertainment tycoon Charles Heung (向華強) and his son. “Government officials handling the case have applied the most rigorous scrutiny, with the top priority to protect national security,” Su said. Hong Kong entertainment tycoon Charles Heung, center, and his wife, Tiffany Chan, left, attend an exhibition in Kaohsiung on July 12, 2019. Sources said that the decision was made after meetings between officials from the NIA, the National Security Bureau and the Mainland Affairs Council. Bureau officials said that the foundation conducts propaganda campaigns for Beijing and organizes programs for the Chinese government’s push for “all-citizen national defense” in public education.

Source: Taipei Times February 26, 2021 15:56 UTC