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He Jiankui came to Hong Kong|Government subsidizes Gao Caitong to declare his criminal record starting Wednesday

2023-02-21T12:07:45.261Z


He Jiankui, a former associate professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology who was involved in a moral turmoil due to "gene-edited babies" and was convicted of "illegal medical practice" and sentenced to three years in prison, was approved to apply for entry to Hong Kong under the "High-end Talent Permit Scheme". labor


He Jiankui, a former associate professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology who was involved in a moral turmoil due to "gene-edited babies" and was convicted of "illegal medical practice" and sentenced to three years in prison, was approved to apply for entry to Hong Kong under the "High-end Talent Permit Scheme".

Sun Yuhan, Secretary of the Labor and Welfare Bureau, announced today (21st) that starting tomorrow (22nd), the application process for the "Gao Caitong Program" will be adjusted. Applicants must declare whether they have a criminal conviction record on the electronic application form.

For applications that have been submitted but not yet approved, the Immigration Department will also require the applicant to submit additional relevant information.


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Sun Yuhan, director of the Labor and Welfare Bureau, stated on the bureau's social networking site that the government attaches great importance to the recent social concerns about the application requirements of the "High-end Talent Pass Program". ), applicants are required to declare whether they have a criminal conviction record on the electronic application form.

For applications that have been submitted but not yet approved, the Immigration Department will also require the applicant to submit additional relevant information.

Sun Yuhan pointed out that the Immigration Department will review each application based on the information submitted by the applicant and consider the relevant circumstances.

Applicants who are found to have made false statements must bear legal consequences.

The authorities will also review the operation of the "Highly Talented Talent Program" and conduct a review in due course.

He Jiankui was approved to come to Hong Kong|Tang Jiahua said that it is necessary to re-examine Gaocaitong and ask for "accountability to the public" He Jiankui said that Gao Caitong’s application was approved and planned to come to Hong Kong, and he was contacting the university. He Jiankui came to Hong Kong with the case of a genetic baby|Sun Yuhan pointed out that Gao Caitong does not need to fill in the criminal record and the statement is not true and can be withdrawn Visa competition for talents|Chen Guoji pointed out that the measures to attract talents received overwhelming response, and Caitong received 10,000 applications in 8 weeks

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