Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Commission received 1,700 applications, only 8 Hong Kong people got work permits

The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan received 1,700 applications

for entry by Hong Kong residents.

After the anti-revision demonstrations broke out in Hong Kong last year, Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen dealt with it with an attitude of "supporting, caring, but not intervening." The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan established the "Taiwan-Hong Kong Service Exchange Office" in July this year to assist Hong Kong residents. However, according to Taiwan's "China Times" report, as of last month, only 8 Hong Kong residents had obtained work permits after the Executive Yuan issued "special residence permits" through this method.

The MAC stated that as of November 30, more than 1,700 applications have been received, most of which are for immigration, settlement, investment, employment, schooling and other matters.

According to the report, the 8 Hong Kong people obtained work permits as "refugees permitted to reside" in accordance with Article 51, Paragraph 1, paragraph 1, of Taiwan’s Employment Service Act. However, most of the current Taiwanese work permits obtained under the Act are stateless. "The "refugees" who obtained work permits this time were due to the fact that the Executive Yuan issued "special residence permits" to Hong Kong residents and then obtained work permits.

According to reports, the "Umbrella Restaurant" opened in Taipei by Hong Kong lawyers who assisted the demonstrators who was attacked by filthy objects is precisely this method that employs Hong Kong people who have gone to Taiwan to seek asylum. The media asked Taiwanese officials, but the officials were unwilling to confirm this. They only emphasized that obtaining work permits in accordance with Article 51 of the Employment Service Act is not subject to restrictions such as "professional work" and salary, and there is no need to pay employment stability fees; If it is an individual application, you can freely change jobs.

Article 18 of the Hong Kong and Macao Regulations clearly stipulates that “for Hong Kong or Macao residents whose safety and freedom are urgently endangered due to political factors, necessary assistance shall be provided.” However, SHI Yixiang, Secretary-General of the Taiwan Association for the Promotion of Human Rights, believes that the provisions are too vague and should be provided. How to implement is clearly written in the implementation rules.