Canada Promised for Receiving Hong Kong teenagers, but two Large Opposition Parties Call on Trudeau to Do More

After over a year of the Hong Kong “anti-extradition law” protest, the Canadian government finally introduced policies to assist Hongkongers immigrating to Canada. However, the new policies are mainly targeting at students, disappointing many Canadian opposition lawmakers who have been running around for Hongkongers. New Democratic Party member of Parliament Jenny Kwan described that the Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau was slow to respond, and the new policies are not favourable to Hongkongers who intend to apply for refugees. The opposition Conservative Party member Raquel Dancho requested the government that they should sanction the Chinese and Hong Kong officials who harm the Hong Kong human rights.

Canada introduced “resettlement policy for Hongkongers” on last Thursday (12th November), the Hong Kong teenagers who graduated in universities in the past five years can apply for a three-years Canada working visa. Teenagers only require to work for a year and to pass the language test for permanent residency application. However, there is no specific implementation date or timetable yet.

Jenny Kwan, a New Democratic Party Member who born in Hong Kong and migrated to Canada when she was 9, said that after the abolishment of opposition members of Hong Kong Legislative Council, the situation in Hong Kong has deteriorated. However, Trudeau only “announced” the policies launch five months after promising to help Hongkongers that the response was slow and felt very disappointed with that. “The implementation of the plan, which mainly focuses on helping students, will have to wait until next year. The Immigration Minister did not provide details nor mention whether the plan will help the teenagers who have been prosecuted by the National Security Law”.

Source from: Apple Daily #Nov19

https://hk.appledaily.com/international/20201119/LNJGTOBY5VBR5BP6IOYBPQEICA/

#Canada #China #HongKong #Migrant #AntiELAB #LegCoMember #ParliamentMember #Trudeau #JennyKwan #NationalSecurityLaw

#Breaking #MassArrest #NationalSecurityLaw
Benny Tai, Robert Chung, and fifty more Democratics arrested this morning for inciting subversion of state power through arranging ‘35+ Primary Election’

The #DemocraticParty suggested a ’35+ #PrimaryElection scheme’, hoping to secure over half of the seats in the #2019LegislativeCouncilElection, yet the election was cancelled later. The #NationalSecurityDepartment of Hong Kong Police Force arrested around #50Democratics.

At around 6 in the morning, the Democratic Party stated on their Facebook that ex #LegCoMember #JamesTo Kun-sun, #AndrewWan and #LamCheukTing were arrested at their homes for #IncitingSubversinoOfStatePower through suggesting the ’35+ Primary Election scheme’. #GaryFan Kwok-wai from the #NeoDemocrats was also arrested, and he stated on his personal Facebook that ’The Charge is joining the Primary Election’.

Social Movement Activist #VentusLau Wing-hong, #JimmySham Tsz-kit , ex-Legislative Council Member #LeungKwokHung, #EddieChu Hoi-dick, #WuChiWai, #RoyKwong Chun-yu, #HelenaWong Pik-wan, #AlvinYeung Ngok-kiu, District Councillor of the Southern District #TiffanyYuen, ex- #theStandNews reporter #GwynethHo Kwai-lam, District Councillor of Central and Western District #FergusLeung, jurisprudent #BennyTai Yiu-ting, and the Chair of the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (#PORI) #RobertChung Ting-yiu were also arrested.

Source: Apple Daily, Stand News; #Jan06

https://hk.appledaily.com/breaking/20210106/JSJPIIZ6WNGBZHMPVDF76T3ODM/