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Beijing Loyalist: "For Hongkongers who decide to leave, it’s time they had to choose: foreign citizenship or right of abode in Hong Kong"
Source: Stand News, #Jan10
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Beijing Loyalist: "For Hongkongers who decide to leave, it’s time they had to choose: foreign citizenship or right of abode in Hong Kong"
Source: Stand News, #Jan10
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Beijing Loyalist: "For Hongkongers who decide to leave, it’s time they had to choose: foreign citizenship or right of abode in Hong Kong"
#ReginaIp Lau Suk-yee, a pro-Beijing lawmaker and chairwoman of the New People’s Party, stated in her opinion article on Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post on January 10, 2021 that “Beijing has long adopted a ‘one eye open, one eye closed’ approach to Hongkongers with dual nationality.”
“But 23 years after the handover, those who make a conscious decision to leave and, by implication, give up on Hong Kong, should be asked to make a choice – China or a foreign country.”
Ip, a former Secretary for Secutity, suggested that, “it may be time for the Chinese government to end its special treatment of Hong Kong Chinese for historical reasons, and enforce its nationality law to disallow dual nationality.”
This could be done after a specified cut-off date. Thereafter, Hong Kong Chinese who acquire a foreign nationality of their own free will, will be deemed to have lost Chinese nationality, in strict accordance with Article 9 of the Chinese Nationality Law, Ip added.
Source: Stand News, #Jan10
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Beijing Loyalist: "For Hongkongers who decide to leave, it’s time they had to choose: foreign citizenship or right of abode in Hong Kong"
#ReginaIp Lau Suk-yee, a pro-Beijing lawmaker and chairwoman of the New People’s Party, stated in her opinion article on Alibaba-owned South China Morning Post on January 10, 2021 that “Beijing has long adopted a ‘one eye open, one eye closed’ approach to Hongkongers with dual nationality.”
“But 23 years after the handover, those who make a conscious decision to leave and, by implication, give up on Hong Kong, should be asked to make a choice – China or a foreign country.”
Ip, a former Secretary for Secutity, suggested that, “it may be time for the Chinese government to end its special treatment of Hong Kong Chinese for historical reasons, and enforce its nationality law to disallow dual nationality.”
This could be done after a specified cut-off date. Thereafter, Hong Kong Chinese who acquire a foreign nationality of their own free will, will be deemed to have lost Chinese nationality, in strict accordance with Article 9 of the Chinese Nationality Law, Ip added.
Source: Stand News, #Jan10
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Canadian Foreign Ministry: Hong Kong authorities deny consular access to detainees with dual nationality
Source: Stand News #Feb4
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Canadian Foreign Ministry: Hong Kong authorities deny consular access to detainees with dual nationality
Source: Stand News #Feb4
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Canadian Foreign Ministry: Hong Kong authorities deny consular access to detainees with dual nationality
On 3 February, 2021, the Canadian Foreign Ministry revealed that Hong Kong has denied consular access to detainees with dual nationals in Hong Kong.
Five diplomats say, however, that consular access to dual nationals had largely been granted by local authorities since Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule more than two decades ago. That is now changing, the diplomats said.
Canada said it received a first notification of a Canadian dual-national prisoner in Hong Kong being required to declare their nationality on Jan 18, 2021. The consulate did not identify the prisoner nor the reason they were in jail.
“We are aware of more such incidences involving dual nationals of other countries,” Canadian foreign ministry spokeswoman Christelle Chartrand said, adding Ottawa had expressed its concern towards the Hong Kong government.
Canadians who wish to receive consular services should present themselves as Canadian to authorities at all times, she said.
Source: Stand News #Feb4
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Canadian Foreign Ministry: Hong Kong authorities deny consular access to detainees with dual nationality
On 3 February, 2021, the Canadian Foreign Ministry revealed that Hong Kong has denied consular access to detainees with dual nationals in Hong Kong.
Five diplomats say, however, that consular access to dual nationals had largely been granted by local authorities since Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule more than two decades ago. That is now changing, the diplomats said.
Canada said it received a first notification of a Canadian dual-national prisoner in Hong Kong being required to declare their nationality on Jan 18, 2021. The consulate did not identify the prisoner nor the reason they were in jail.
“We are aware of more such incidences involving dual nationals of other countries,” Canadian foreign ministry spokeswoman Christelle Chartrand said, adding Ottawa had expressed its concern towards the Hong Kong government.
Canadians who wish to receive consular services should present themselves as Canadian to authorities at all times, she said.
Source: Stand News #Feb4
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