According to @RadioFreeAsia, the latest statistics from the #Taiwan Immigration Department indicate that number of #HongKong residents emigrating to Taiwan hit a new high in 2021. rfa.org/english/news/c…
#Taiwan's interior ministry handed out 9,772 residence cards to Hong Kong residents between January and November 2021, compared with 9,501 in the same period in 2020.
Permanent residency was awarded to 1,572 Hongkongers, compared with 1,397 in the same period the previous year.
"We have made some draft amendments to the rules ... in line with talent recruitment regulations to extend the period of residency [for students] past the completion of their masters and doctorate degrees. The draft changes have been ... sent to the Executive Yuan for review."
Immigration consultant Chang Hsiang-ling said more Hongkongers might have applied if it weren't for the island's stringent COVID-19 restrictions on entry and exits, but that the new rules might pave the way for more arrivals in future.
"It is easier to come from Hong Kong that it was before the handover," Chang told RFA. "But people who have only just obtained their Hong Kong permanent residency might not be approved for residence at the current time."
"They will look at applications from people born in mainland China to see how long that person has lived in Hong Kong, and whether their entire life's focus is in Hong Kong," he said.
He said former Hong Kong public servants who had already taken a mandatory oath of allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could be rejected by Taiwan, unless they were employees of the Hospital Authority, serving in public healthcare facilities.
"If you or even your accompanying spouse have taken such an oath, you will be turned down for residency at the current time," Chang said.
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