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HK Monkeys Rebels fled to Taiwan but Bankrupted Beggar Lesbian Tsai let them starve and dying of famine!

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出逃台湾的乱港分子面临被民进党撤资断粮 沦为弃子

出逃台湾的乱港分子面临被民进党撤资断粮 沦为弃子



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原标题:沦为“弃子”!出逃台湾的乱港分子面临被民进党“撤资断粮”
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海外网1月6日电 继香港浸会大学学生会会长方仲贤在社交平台发文痛批民进党“用香港人鲜血换选票”之后,昨日(5日),多次窜台的乱港组织“学生动源”召集人钟翰林也在采访中抱怨,曾口口声声表示会“援助”乱港分子的台当局迟迟没有行动,钟翰林表示,他们很多人(乱港分子)的签证都即将到期,很多人日日担心自己会被遣送回香港而惴惴不安。
综合香港新闻网和香港“东网”报道,5日,多次窜台的乱港组织“学生动源”召集人钟翰林在接受采访时抱怨台当局对他们的“求援”态度消极、敷衍。钟翰林称,台当局没有通过“难民法”,也没有告诉他们应如何申请“庇护”,很多人(逃到台湾的乱港分子)的签证都快到期了,因为担心会被遣返回香港,他们每天都惴惴不安。钟翰林表示,近段时间来,民进党全程都是在“被动”和他们见面,从未主动询问商讨,而且还经常借故推脱,不肯见面。
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不仅如此,这些潜逃到台湾的乱港分子还面临着被“断粮”危机。据香港“东网”4日报道,有知情人士称,民进党此前曾通过个别教会和团体向乱港分子发放“支援”,每月约二千港元,但据称“支援”只有十个月,其后便要个人自理,近日,民进党已经在考虑“撤资撤援”。这意味着,手持旅游签证不能在台合法工作的乱港分子随时将失去唯一的经济来源。
对于被台当局用完即弃,且即将被“断粮”和遣返的乱港分子,港媒指出,读书未成、工作无技能、在港靠父母的港青,将首次领略到生活的压力与现实的残酷,不知道现在惴惴不安的他们会不会悔不当初。
自香港“修例风波”以来,台湾地区领导人蔡英文曾多次为乱港分子发声,然而面对“难民法”,民进党当局却突然退缩,蔡英文更一改先前为香港暴徒摇旗呐喊的姿态,打起了太极,声称“支持但不介入”。乱港分子此前赴台“求助”时,就接连遭到冷遇。香港浸会大学学生会会长方仲贤就曾因此炮轰台当局“只想用香港人的鲜血来换取选票”。
对于乱港分子和民进党的“互掐”行径,岛内网友表示,“蔡当局所谓的种种‘声援’只是讲讲、精神支持而已,那些人还信以为真啦?”台湾网友明确表示,暴徒的行为,台湾民众都有目共睹,“台湾民众不欢迎香港暴徒,更无法容忍故意制造暴乱的人跑到台湾搞乱。”
全国政协委员、新社联会长梁志祥指出,事实证明违法者跑到任何地方都不受欢迎,台当局将所谓的“香港义士”用完即弃,可叹的是有香港年轻人误信外部势力打嘴炮的吹捧,断送了自己的大好前途,有书不读,有工不做,有安稳的社会不好好珍惜,最终沦为暴徒和偷渡犯。(海外网 张莎莎)


Insurgents fleeing Taiwan face withdrawal by DPP


Insurgents fleeing Taiwan face withdrawal by DPP



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Original Title: Reduced to "Abandoned Son"! Hong Kong chaotic elements fleeing Taiwan are facing "withdrawal of funds and food" by the DPP

Overseas Website, January 6th. Following the Hong Kong Baptist University Student Union President Fang Zhongxian's post on the social platform painfully criticizing the DPP for "using Hong Kong people's blood for votes", yesterday (5th), the chaotic Hong Kong organization that repeatedly fleeed to Taiwan " Zhong Hanlin, the convener of Student Dynamics, also complained in the interview that the Taiwan authorities who would "assistance" chaotic Hong Kong elements have been slow to act. Zhong Hanlin said that many of their visas are about to expire. Many people worry that they will be repatriated to Hong Kong every day.

According to the Hong Kong News Network and Hong Kong's "Eastnet" report, on the 5th, Zhong Hanlin, the convener of "Student Source", who has repeatedly channeled into Taiwan, complained in an interview that the Taiwan authorities had a negative and perfunctory attitude toward their "request for help." Zhong Hanlin said that the Taiwan authorities did not pass the "Refugee Law" and did not tell them how to apply for "asylum". Many people (ransomists who fled to Taiwan) had their visas almost expired because they were worried about being repatriated to Hong Kong. They are restless every day. Zhong Hanlin said that in the recent period, the DPP has met with them "passively" throughout the process, never actively asking for discussions, and often shirk from it and refuse to meet.

Not only that, these chaotic Hong Kong elements who have fled to Taiwan are also facing the crisis of being "cut out of food". According to Hong Kong's "Eastnet" report on the 4th, a person familiar with the matter said that the DPP had previously issued "support" to chaotic Hong Kong elements through individual churches and groups, about 2,000 Hong Kong dollars per month, but it was said that there were only ten "supports" Since then, you have to take care of yourself. In recent days, the DPP has been considering "withdrawing capital and withdrawing aid." This means that chaotic Hong Kong elements who cannot legally work in Taiwan with tourist visas will lose their sole source of income at any time.

Regarding the chaotic Hong Kong elements who have been discarded by the Taiwan authorities and are about to be "cut out of food" and repatriated, Hong Kong media pointed out that Hong Kong youths who have failed to read books, have no skills at work, and rely on their parents in Hong Kong will appreciate the pressure and reality of life for the first time. Cruel, I do n’t know if they will be upset now.

Since Hong Kong ’s “revised storm”, Taiwan ’s leader Tsai Ing-wen has spoken out for the chaos in Hong Kong. However, in the face of the “Refugee Act”, the DPP authorities abruptly flinched. In a gesture, he played Tai Chi, claiming to be "supportive but not involved." When chaotic elements went to Taiwan for help, they were treated coldly one after another. The chairman of the Hong Kong Baptist University Student Union, Fang Zhongxian, once bombarded the Taiwan authorities "only want to use the blood of Hong Kong people in exchange for votes."

Regarding the "mutual aggression" between chaotic Hong Kong elements and the DPP, netizens on the island said, "The so-called" solidarity "of the Cai authorities is just talk and spiritual support. Those people still believe it?" Taiwan netizens made it clear that the mob Taiwan ’s people have all witnessed their actions. “Taiwan people do n’t welcome Hong Kong thugs, and they ca n’t tolerate people who deliberately create riots and run to Taiwan to mess up.”

Liang Zhixiang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the Xinhua Federation, pointed out that it has proven to be unwelcome for offenders to go anywhere. The touting by the forces has ruined their great prospects. They have no books, no jobs, and a stable society that is not cherished. Eventually they become thugs and smugglers. (Overseas Network Zhang Shasha)
 

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PLA to invade Taiwan and finish off all these 傻逼!

http://slide.mil.news.sina.com.cn/l/slide_8_199_75068.html#p=1

开训集结号!炮火顺着头皮蹭过 特种兵说这才是真实战场

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前方高能!陆军昆仑利刃特战旅2020年度军事训练,开训!战争从来没有约定,它会在不经意间不期而至。对特种兵来说,校场如战场,开训即开战。一月,《谁是终极英雄》移师祖国西北边陲,两支特战小队在戈壁荒漠间,将体能拼到极限,将武器打到极限,将战术用到极限,将意志逼到极限……真实的特种兵训练很辛苦!真实的战场很残酷!




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  • “车辆晃动幅度很大,很难正确地瞄准和击发。”



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  • “爆炸点模拟的是真实环境,对我们干扰非常大。”


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    “那个火顺着头皮就蹭过去了。”几位特种兵为什么会发出如此感慨?本期节目里实战对抗环节的乘车射击课目,模拟行车机动过程中与“敌”遭遇,上级要求特种兵们对“敌”实施歼灭。

开训集结号!炮火顺着头皮蹭过 特种兵说这才是真实战场

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  • 乘车射击课目由4名特种兵共同配合完成,4名特种兵分为1名驾驶员和3名射手。当车辆驶入射击区域后,3名射手分别使用手枪、步枪、霰弹枪,对18处指定目标进行射击,每名射手只有6发子弹。



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  • 随着总教官一声令下,刀锋队开始行动。令人意想不到的是,车辆刚行进一小段距离就遭遇炸点,半个车身瞬间被火吞噬。



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  • 驾驶员原本想把车停下来,但他考虑到3名射手的射击姿势等各方面都已准备就绪,便一边保持车辆正常行驶,一边观察车辆着火情况。


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  • 快、稳、准,驾驶员凭借高超驾驶技术及良好心理素质,成功利用高车速带来的强风将火焰吹灭。由于驾驶员处置果断,后面3名射手并未受到影响。复杂的路况、密集的炸点以及在行驶车辆上进行射击,特种兵们会精准命中目标吗?他们还要挑战哪些高难课目?




Insurgents fleeing Taiwan face withdrawal by DPP


Insurgents fleeing Taiwan face withdrawal by DPP



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Original Title: Reduced to "Abandoned Son"! Hong Kong chaotic elements fleeing Taiwan are facing "withdrawal of funds and food" by the DPP

Overseas Website, January 6th. Following the Hong Kong Baptist University Student Union President Fang Zhongxian's post on the social platform painfully criticizing the DPP for "using Hong Kong people's blood for votes", yesterday (5th), the chaotic Hong Kong organization that repeatedly fleeed to Taiwan " Zhong Hanlin, the convener of Student Dynamics, also complained in the interview that the Taiwan authorities who would "assistance" chaotic Hong Kong elements have been slow to act. Zhong Hanlin said that many of their visas are about to expire. Many people worry that they will be repatriated to Hong Kong every day.

According to the Hong Kong News Network and Hong Kong's "Eastnet" report, on the 5th, Zhong Hanlin, the convener of "Student Source", who has repeatedly channeled into Taiwan, complained in an interview that the Taiwan authorities had a negative and perfunctory attitude toward their "request for help." Zhong Hanlin said that the Taiwan authorities did not pass the "Refugee Law" and did not tell them how to apply for "asylum". Many people (ransomists who fled to Taiwan) had their visas almost expired because they were worried about being repatriated to Hong Kong. They are restless every day. Zhong Hanlin said that in the recent period, the DPP has met with them "passively" throughout the process, never actively asking for discussions, and often shirk from it and refuse to meet.

Not only that, these chaotic Hong Kong elements who have fled to Taiwan are also facing the crisis of being "cut out of food". According to Hong Kong's "Eastnet" report on the 4th, a person familiar with the matter said that the DPP had previously issued "support" to chaotic Hong Kong elements through individual churches and groups, about 2,000 Hong Kong dollars per month, but it was said that there were only ten "supports" Since then, you have to take care of yourself. In recent days, the DPP has been considering "withdrawing capital and withdrawing aid." This means that chaotic Hong Kong elements who cannot legally work in Taiwan with tourist visas will lose their sole source of income at any time.

Regarding the chaotic Hong Kong elements who have been discarded by the Taiwan authorities and are about to be "cut out of food" and repatriated, Hong Kong media pointed out that Hong Kong youths who have failed to read books, have no skills at work, and rely on their parents in Hong Kong will appreciate the pressure and reality of life for the first time. Cruel, I do n’t know if they will be upset now.

Since Hong Kong ’s “revised storm”, Taiwan ’s leader Tsai Ing-wen has spoken out for the chaos in Hong Kong. However, in the face of the “Refugee Act”, the DPP authorities abruptly flinched. In a gesture, he played Tai Chi, claiming to be "supportive but not involved." When chaotic elements went to Taiwan for help, they were treated coldly one after another. The chairman of the Hong Kong Baptist University Student Union, Fang Zhongxian, once bombarded the Taiwan authorities "only want to use the blood of Hong Kong people in exchange for votes."

Regarding the "mutual aggression" between chaotic Hong Kong elements and the DPP, netizens on the island said, "The so-called" solidarity "of the Cai authorities is just talk and spiritual support. Those people still believe it?" Taiwan netizens made it clear that the mob Taiwan ’s people have all witnessed their actions. “Taiwan people do n’t welcome Hong Kong thugs, and they ca n’t tolerate people who deliberately create riots and run to Taiwan to mess up.”

Liang Zhixiang, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the Xinhua Federation, pointed out that it has proven to be unwelcome for offenders to go anywhere. The touting by the forces has ruined their great prospects. They have no books, no jobs, and a stable society that is not cherished. Eventually they become thugs and smugglers. (Overseas Network Zhang Shasha)
 

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They can flee to UK with their British Subject passport. Try boat refugee go East to Guam island meet the US Army where they need HKies to open chinese restaurants and Wing Chun kungfu shops...
 

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Take everything from Sina with heavy a pinch of salt.

Chicom propaganda fake news. :wink:

Its main purpose is to brainwash the Tiongs locked behind the Great Firewall, and provide mental porn for the few 小粉红 imbeciles outside China.
 

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Take everything from Sina with heavy a pinch of salt.

Chicom propaganda fake news. :wink:

Its main purpose is to brainwash the Tiongs locked behind the Great Firewall, and provide mental porn for the few 小粉红 imbeciles outside China.
One thing is true always. Fuckeins are not to be trusted and majority of fuckeins in fuckein land wants to reunite with ah tiong land. So for these hongkies it is out of the frying pan into the next frying pan. Sooner or later will end up in the fire. The way forward is to extinguish the fire by getting rid of the CCP which is highly unlikely
 

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Not true. More like one third pro-CCP, one third anti-CCP, the other third neutral or can't be bothered.
So the 1/3 wants the status quo? I do believe that when push comes to shove n ah tiong land invades the fuckeins will surrender en mass. If I were the yanks I will be weary of selling arms to fuckeinland bcos they will just be handed to the commies
 

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Lesbian Tsai is among silly counts who does not know how to PROPERLY USE THEIR CUNTS never fuck with proper real dicks. KNN!

She was using HK rebel members to stir shit so that 1-cunt-Tree-2-system will look like no system and Taiwanese voters will not vote Korea Fish.

Now this trick is USELESS because her BLACK HAWK DOWN and her BG etc died mass death. HK no more energy to riot and rebels fund had been all FROZEN BY XIJINPING.

Lesbian Tsai game over can find no reason to further feed the HK monkeys.

香港人现在知道民进党比共产党更黑更奸更毒。
 

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Not true. More like one third pro-CCP, one third anti-CCP, the other third neutral or can't be bothered.
They want the status quo but when push comes to shove the fuckeins will surrender en mass

Over 83 percent of Taiwanese people want to keep status quo: poll - Focus Taiwan
11/02/2018 10:26 PM
MAC Deputy Minister and spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) / CNA file photo
MAC Deputy Minister and spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) / CNA file photo
Taipei, Nov. 2 (CNA) Over 83 percent of the people in Taiwan do not want to alter the status quo between Taiwan and China, according to a public opinion poll released Thursday.
As much as 83.4 percent of Taiwan's public is in favor of maintaining the status quo across the Taiwan Strait for the time being, a Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) commissioned survey found.
Out of the respondents who wished to keep the status quo, 31.1 percent believed in being able to make decisions on cross-strait relations in the future, while 22.3 percent wished to keep the situation the way it is indefinitely, the survey pointed out.
Similarly, 16 percent of the respondents who wished to maintain the status quo want future political integration between the two sides, while 14 percent support independence, the survey noted.
Meanwhile, 8.6 percent of the respondents wished for Taiwan to declare independence as soon as possible, while 3.1 percent wanted political integration right away, the survey showed.
MAC Deputy Minister and spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正), in an interview with CNA, said that regardless of whether Taiwan's future is political integration with China or independence, the vast majority of respondents wish to maintain the status quo.
In addition, the intensity of desire for future political integration or independence was hard to calculate, as the term future may mean 50 years or even 100, Chiu said.
According to MAC records, the 8.6 percent of respondents who wanted Taiwan to declare independence as soon as possible and the 16 percent who wanted to keep the status quo with future political integration were the highest in the last 10 years.
Wang Chih-sheng (王智盛), Cross-Strait Policy Association (TWCSPA) secretary general, said that Beijing's recent actions towards Taiwan has resulted in a polarization of the country's society.
The survey was conducted by National Chengchi University's Election Study Center from Oct. 24-28. It collected 1,085 valid responses of adults over 20 years of age. It had a confidence level of 95 percent and a margin of error of plus or minus 2.98 percentage points.
(By Miao Zong-han and William Yen)
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Cantos got screwed by Fuckeins....really not smart of them to run to Fuckeins islands...since when can Fuckeins be trusted?

Hong Kongers seeking residency in Taiwan face challenges, uncertainty amid evolving immigration policies
Taiwan was touted as a safe harbour for those wanting to move out of Hong Kong after the new national security law was passed in 2020. However, as cross-strait tensions deepen in recent years, sentiments towards the newcomers are changing.

Hong Kongers seeking residency in Taiwan face challenges, uncertainty amid evolving immigration policies
A facility for new immigrants in Taipei's Wanhua District. (Photo: CNA/Davina Tham)
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TAIPEI: Hong Kongers are finding it harder to secure permanent residency in Taiwan, with no clarity on application criteria or timeline.

The island was touted as a safe harbour for those wanting to move out of Hong Kong after the national security law was passed in 2020 in response to the 2019 anti-extradition bill protests.

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However, as cross-strait tensions heighten in recent years, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s administration has grown increasingly wary of foreign infiltration, ordering more background checks on Hong Kong applicants seeking to settle in Taiwan.

Cross-strait relations have been on a decline since Ms Tsai’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) came to power in 2016, with its deep concerns over Chinese interference well documented.

This has become even more evident as the upcoming presidential election nears. Taiwanese voters will head to the ballot box on Saturday (Jan 13) to choose their next president.


THE EXODUS TO TAIWAN
After authorities launched a sweeping crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong, President Tsai seized the chance and touted Taiwan as a destination for those seeking to leave.

It was a rallying call that stoked anti-Chinese sentiments on the island, and tipped the scales in her favour during the 2020 presidential election.

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Authorities soon set up the Taiwan-Hong Kong Services and Exchanges Office to facilitate the relocations.

In 2021, a year after the Beijing-imposed national security law was introduced, some 11,000 Hong Kongers moved to Taiwan. The figure was twice the number of Hong Kong relocations to the island in 2018.


President Tsai had touted Taiwan as a destination for those seeking to leave Hong Kong, after authorities launched a sweeping crackdown on dissent there. (File photo: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins)
One Hong Konger who made the move in 2021 was Ms Wong, who only wanted to be known by her surname.

"I was in Hong Kong for 40 years and what I treasured most about it was the freedom of speech. The erosion of that freedom of speech was the most prominent factor in my decision to leave,” she told CNA.

Ms Wong already held a Taiwanese identification card as she was a student in Taiwan before 1997. Her husband moved over during the pandemic and successfully applied for permanent residency.

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One retiree, who only wanted to be known as Mr Chan, relocated from Hong Kong to Taiwan in 2021, after the national security law came into force.

"I had not intended to leave Hong Kong previously. Many people emigrated after the Jun 4 incident and the handover in 1997, but I had never thought of leaving. But (in 2021) I felt that I had to leave,” he told CNA, referring to the Jun 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

He has chosen to settle down in Taoyuan District, as a lake in the middle of the neighbourhood reminds him of his hometown Yuen Long in northwest Hong Kong.

Mr Chan had arrived in Taiwan through the investment immigration route, where he had to put some US$200,000 in a local company, employ two Taiwanese workers, and keep the business running for at least three years.


A view of Victoria Park in Hong Kong, the city's venue for the annual vigil for the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
Fulfilling the conditions would allow him to apply for naturalisation within one year of arrival in Taiwan back then.

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As a former teacher with no business experience, there were huge risks involved, but he said it was his only way out.

"If I had not retired, it would have been difficult to continue in the education field,” said Mr Chan.

“If I said anything politically incorrect, students would complain. Even just one or two complaints could cause a lot of trouble."

HARD TO SECURE RESIDENCY
However, the tides started to turn just a year after Mr Chan relocated, with reports surfacing in 2022 that plans to relax immigration rules for Hong Kongers had been put on hold.

“I have lived here for two years and I filed the application after the first year. But there is still no progress,” he said.

Ms Shirley Cheung, founder of Formosa Immigration Consultancy, said: "Nearer to the end of 2021, when we submitted applications to the Taiwan government to try to get citizenships for my customers, we waited for two to three months, and we still didn’t get any feedback from them.”

Before that, it typically took just a week to get approval, she added.

Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council refuted claims that there were hidden quotas, when complaints of stonewalling started streaming in.

It said it had mandated a review for applicants who were citizens of mainland China or employed by agencies associated with China, due to security concerns.


Reports surfaced in 2022 that plans to relax immigration rules for Hong Kongers entering Taiwan had been put on hold. (File photo: AFP/Sam Yeh)
Ties have already been strained since Hong Kong suspended its representative office in Taiwan in 2021. Although no explicit reasons were given, the suspension came on the back of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.

From January to October last year, about 5,600 applicants were granted residency in Taiwan, which was a 22 per cent year-on-year drop. There was also a 9.5 per cent dip in those granted permanent residency.

Permanent residents have the right to live and work in Taiwan without restrictions. It also paves the way for citizenship application.

“For the past year, I've only gotten three cases that were successful in securing Taiwanese citizenship,” said Ms Cheung.

Before 2021, she had an average of five to six successful cases monthly.

THE DRAW OF RELOCATING
Tamsui, a newly developed district in northern Taipei, is among a handful of neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the capital that has seen an influx of Hong Kongers in the last three years.

Hong Kong diners – known commonly as cha chan tengs – have popped up along the streets, and a church is home to a small Hong Kong community.

Cantonese, the dominant language in Hong Kong, is also commonly spoken there.

Property agent Lee Chuen Chi from Yong Rui Real Estate told CNA: "Hongkongers usually come to Taiwan with a large family and a big budget. They can purchase a three-bedroom unit of 1,000 sq ft, instead of a two-room flat in Hong Kong at the same price.”

He explained that Tamsui is a popular choice as it is very close to the sea.

“If you want to live by the sea in Hong Kong, the property prices are sky-high,” said Mr Lee, a Hong Konger himself who now helps fellow migrants put down roots in Taiwan.

As a graduate from a university in Taiwan, he thought his chances of obtaining permanent residency would be higher. However, authorities are now still requesting additional details after he had submitted the requisite documents in 2022.

“I hope there will be a clear indicator for the application as soon as possible so at least we have a goal. Otherwise, we will have to wait again,” he said.

Ms Cheung said it is never an outright “no”, but a lengthy wait, for new applicants.

"For the investment scheme, they will usually ask my client to run the business for one more year,” she said, sharing some reasons cited in prolonging applications.

Applicants under the professional scheme are made to prove that they either have the Taiwanese local licence for their professional qualifications, or have secured a job related to the field.


Some applicants have decided to go to the United Kingdom as a second option instead. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)
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Due to the policy issues in Taiwan, some applicants have decided to go to the United Kingdom as a second option instead, with many leaving in a hurry after selling their properties in Taiwan, said Mr Lee.

The UK has a clearer immigration criteria, he noted.

Mr Jan Jyh-horng, Deputy Minister of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, said the Taiwanese authorities do not turn down applications which are unqualified for the residency, and instead give them “more time to fulfil the requirements”.

“But due to the miscommunication between both sides, some Hong Kongers wonder why they have to wait for another one or two years,” he said.

“If they file the application legally, we will try our best to help the Hong Kong people secure permanent residency in Taiwan."

Though there remains no definite timeline for residency approvals, the Hong Kong community in Taiwan is watching the upcoming presidential contest with interest.


The Hong Kong community in Taiwan is watching the upcoming presidential contest with interest. (REUTERS/Ann Wang)
Ms Cheung said that while most Hong Kongers have left for places like the UK or Canada, or have returned to Hong Kong, there is “a small number still waiting in Taiwan”, hoping for a policy change after the election that could help their cause.

Ms Wong said the “frequent elections” in Taiwan often lead to changes in its immigration policy.

“The concern is not about the impact thereafter, but how the policy changes affect the people who have already applied,” she said.
 

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