According to the @StandNewsHK, a #Taiwan journalist claimed that he tried to help five people from #HongKong to get to Taiwan through Dongsa Island in July, but two months after that happened, the journalist claimed that the five individuals were ... thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%8…
... prevented from contacting the outside world, including their family members back in #HongKong and the lawyers or human rights groups that have helped them. However, #Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council came out to say that these claims might have some specific intentions.
The MAC didn't want any party or anyone to over interpret these claims. The MAC said these claims could potentially harm or damage individuals or the entire system. The MAC said the #Taiwan government will also not offer further explanation about individual cases.
The MAC reiterated that #Taiwan has set up a humanitarian support mechanism for #HongKong people and as long as these #HK people meet the criteria, #Taiwan will offer them help.
However, the journalist surnamed Chung said in his Facebook post that apart from very few officials at the Mainland Affairs Council or Coast Guard, not many people know how these #HongKong people are doing or if there is anything that they want to say.
The journalist said "rather than thinking that they have sought refuge in #Taiwan, their conditions are probably worse than the conditions of some people who smuggled into Taiwan. They can't even meet their lawyers."
The journalist said the reason why he publicizes this case is because he hopes people who can help can quickly offer support. He said there are more than five people that need a support system in #Taiwan and he urges Taiwan to set up a clear protocol to help "political refugees."
This is his entire Facebook thread, in which he also claimed that the ruling party DPP isn't as supportive to #HongKong people as everyone thinks. facebook.com/edd.jhong/post…
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