Taiwan news
Written by: Jiang Gengyu
2020-05-23 21:19
Date of last update: 2020-05-24 01:31According to a report by the Taiwan Central News Agency, the Taiwan Immigration Department counted 5,858 people staying in Hong Kong in 2019, an increase of 41% from the previous year. Since the anti-amendment campaign broke out, from September last year to March this year, the number of people staying in Hong Kong each month has exceeded 600, which is more than the same period in previous years. Increasing trend.
In recent years, many Hong Kong people have talked about or even emigrated to Taiwan, because their thresholds and funding requirements are lower than those in Europe and America. (Profile picture)
The report quoted local scholars as saying that Hong Kong ’s population migration has increased again in recent years, which is related to political controversy, especially the sluggish atmosphere after the occupation and anti-amendment campaign, coupled with dissatisfaction with the social status quo and too much pressure on life, are the main reasons; Artist Huang Qiusheng also recently revealed on Facebook that he is planning to become a citizen of Taiwan.
Hong Kong film emperor Huang Qiu arrived in Taiwan before his birthday and revealed his plan to emigrate to Taiwan. It is reported that his trip was to shoot the TV series "Paradise on the fourth floor", which was his first appearance in a Taiwanese drama. (Huang Qiusheng Fb picture)
According to statistics from the Taiwan Immigration Department, the number of Hong Kong residents staying in Taiwan last year exceeded 5,000, a total of 5,858, an increase of 41% from 4,148 in 2018. It is also the new high after the Immigration Department separately calculated the number of Hong Kong and Macau residents in 2016; and In 2016 and 2017, there were 4,057 people and 4,015 people, respectively. This shows that the changes in the past few years have been small, and in comparison, the increase in 2019 is obvious. In addition, the number of Hong Kong residents staying in Taiwan in the first four months of 2020 was 2,383. If this number is calculated throughout the year, it will reach 7,149, which will reach a new high.
In addition, last year, the number of Hong Kong residents who obtained residence permits (that is, they could apply for passports and ID cards) also reached 1,474, more than 1,090 in the previous year, and more than 1,086 and 1,074 in 2016 and 2017. In the first four months of this year, the number of Hong Kong people who obtained a residence permit was 474.
According to the Taiwan Immigration Department, the number of Hong Kong residents who have stayed and settled in Taiwan has gradually increased in recent years, and it cannot be ruled out that it will continue to increase in the future. Statistics show that since anti-revision demonstrations broke out last year, since September, there have been 882 Hong Kong residents staying in Taiwan that month, and 1243 in October, but this is partly because Hong Kong students studying in Taiwan applied for residence, and In November, December, and even the first quarter of this year, the number of Hong Kong residents staying in Taiwan exceeded 600 every month, which is more than the number in the same period from 2016 to 2019.
Hong Kong people who have moved to Taiwan must apply for a residence permit and then apply for settlement after meeting certain conditions. (Official website of Taiwan Ministry of the Interior)
There are 16 scenarios for immigration investment in Taiwan, "Impressive"
According to Taiwan ’s “Hong Kong and Macao Residents’ Entry and Residency Permit Measures ”, Hong Kong people apply for residence in Taiwan in 16 situations, including direct blood relatives or spouses who have household registration in Taiwan, have professional and technical capabilities, and have obtained the Hong Kong or Macau government Certificate of practice, achievements in application engineering technology in special fields, investment in Taiwan of more than NT $ 6 million (about HK $ 1.55 million), etc.
It is worth mentioning that on March 5 this year, the Taiwan Investment Review Committee increased the conditions for Hong Kong and Macao residents to move to Taiwan for investment reasons. The new regulations require applicants to hire at least two Taiwanese employees and provide locations for physical stores / offices / factories. It must also commit to invest or operate for at least 3 years, and send the financial statements and the number of employees audited by accountants to the investment review committee for review within 3 years after the investment. If the documents provided are found to have been revoked, annulled or deemed by the judicial authorities to be counterfeit, the Immigration Department has the right to cancel the applicant ’s approved residence permit. In other words, the applicant will be cancelled even if he has become naturalized.
(Comprehensive report)
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