Politics
Written by: Zheng Baosheng
2019-12-05 19:05
Last updated: 2019-12-05 19:05Under the anti-revision storm, some demonstrators left the country, and some of them went to Taiwan to seek asylum. A delegation of international affairs from the Hong Kong tertiary education community visited Taiwan on Tuesday (3rd), and held a meeting with Xu Yongming, a legislator of Time Power, urging the Taiwan government to revise the refugee law as soon as possible and implement the aid mechanism.
The Taiwan Affairs Council today (5th) stated that the "Hong Kong and Macao Relations Ordinance" now has a sufficient legal basis to deal with it and does not need to enact a refugee law.
Representatives from the tertiary education community held a memorandum in the Taiwan Legislative Yuan on Tuesday. Xu Yongming said that Time Force had already requested the refugee law, but the administrative agency responded at the time that the legislation was difficult. . The representatives of the tertiary education community hope that the Taiwan government will implement the refugee law as soon as possible or activate the contingency mechanism under Article 18 of the Hong Kong-Macao Relations Regulations.
Article 18 of the Hong Kong-Macao Relations Regulations states: "Residents of Hong Kong or Macao whose security and liberty are urgently endangered due to political factors may be provided with necessary assistance."
Hong Kong-Macao Relations Ordinance can already deal with Hong Kong people seeking assistance
The Taiwanese MAC responded in writing today, stating that the "Hong Kong and Macao Relations Regulations" and its related permitting measures have standardized the handling of matters such as Taiwan exchanges and the need for Hong Kong people to come to Taiwan for assistance, emphasizing that there is a sufficient legal basis for handling. The MAC also stated that the government will properly handle relevant cases in accordance with humanitarian principles and related regulations, and no refugee law is required.
The MAC pointed out that if Hong Kong and Macao residents request assistance from Taiwan for political reasons, the government will follow Article 18 of the Hong Kong-Macao Relations Ordinance, Article 25 of the Regulations implementing the Ordinance, and the Measures for Hong Kong and Macao Residents to Enter the Taiwan Region and Settle in Residence "Article 16, paragraph 1, paragraph 11, and other provisions.
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