In the past two years, there has been a resurgence of immigration waves, and DAB member Chen Hacken is concerned about the enjoyment of public welfare by residents who have permanently left Hong Kong.
He said that in the past two years, Hong Kong has had a net emigration of more than 120,000 people. Only in the fourth quarter of last year, there have been 8,700 claims for withdrawal of MPF funds on the grounds of permanent departure from Hong Kong. They asked the government to explain whether it planned to amend the laws or regulations to stipulate that these people would lose their eligibility for public benefits.
Law Chi-kwong, Secretary for Labour and Welfare, reiterated that MPF, SSA, health care vouchers, and public housing allotment have their own policy objectives, eligibility requirements and operational norms. The privacy of applicants is protected, and various government departments It is not known whether the claimant has withdrawn MPF on the grounds of permanent departure from Hong Kong.
The Labour and Welfare Bureau replied in writing to the Legislative Council, stating that the SSA requires that recipients live in Hong Kong for not less than 60 days a year to receive the annual allowance;
The SWD will check with the Immigration Department on a monthly basis whether the beneficiary meets the Hong Kong residency requirements, and there will be discretionary exemption arrangements during the epidemic.
The bureau stated that the medical vouchers also require the elderly to use them in person at designated medical service providers, and are neither transferable nor exchangeable for cash.
As for public housing, tenants are required to continue to live in the flats on a regular basis. The HA conducts biennial home visits to verify the living conditions of tenants, as well as to check whether there are any violations on reports.
In the event of a violation, enforcement actions will be taken on a case-by-case basis.
None of the relevant bureaux and departments plan to revise these welfare arrangements.
Last year, the number of MPF withdrawals involving permanent departure from Hong Kong increased by 9 billion compared with the previous two years. The number of MPF withdrawals due to "permanent departure" in the last quarter hit a new high The number of MPF cases reached 9,300, and the amount involved soared by 53% year-on-year; the number of MPF withdrawals on the grounds of permanent departure from Hong Kong reached 8,000 in the second quarter, up 4% quarter-on-quarter. BNO moved to the UK. The negative list deprives the nationality and right of abode of the rioters in Hong Kong Luo Guancong said that Beijing appointed Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying: BNO Hong Kong people should abandon the SAR passport immigration wave to enjoy British democracy｜Taiwan proposes to amend the law to loosen Hong Kong people's employment and settlement "white-collar workers" who have lived for 5 years can apply Hong Kong's population of 7.4 million and 27,000 people migrated to the Hong Kong government at the end of last year: it cannot be linked with the immigration tide