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Hong Kong people who dare not return to Hong Kong claim that the Australian visa extension is not enough to protect them

[Current News]     13 Jul 2020
A number of desperate Hong Kong people are outside the federal government's temporary visa protection, and they are demanding that these visas be expanded. They said that if they were forced to return home, they would almost certainly face death. after hong kong's chief executive, CarrieLam lin, tried to introduce an extradition bill that would allow hong kong nationals to be sent to china for tri...
Hong Kong people who dare not return to Hong Kong claim that the Australian visa extension is not enough to protect them

A number of desperate Hong Kong people are outside the federal government's temporary visa protection, and they are demanding that these visas be expanded. If they were forced to return home, they said, they would almost certainly face death.

Residents and former students Dylan joined protest in Australia after Hong Kong Chief Executive Mrs Carrie Lam (Carrie Lam) tried to introduce an extradition bill allowing Hong Kong people to be sent to China for trial.

But, like many others, he is not protected by a safe haven visa, but is nervously waiting for the Australian government to decide on his application for a protection visa.

His two close friends, both front-line protest in hong kong, disappeared last october and no one has heard from them since.

He said that if he was forced to return, the same fate was waiting for him. "The Australian government should regard this situation as better than Tianan-men Square ," he said.

"Here's a clever version of Tianan-men Square. And they know they can't kill people openly, but it's not relationship, because they're going to kill people secretly.

"As a result, more people will death.

"We are very grateful to Australia government, but we would like to see more information or improvements next year to see if there are any other provisions to help Hong Kong people. "

The comments refer to the month-long Chinese democracy movement Year Nineteen Eighty-nine held in Tianan-men Square, which was later suppressed by the Communist Party of China, death an estimated number of thousands.

Stanley Chen is a lawer, on the north shore of sydney. He represents more than 50 applicants who are not protected temporary visa extensions Scott Morrison provided to hong kong students or skilled workers.

With democratic protest demonstration violence, many hong kongers leave the country, he said, australia's visa extension will not protect them.

"I respect the Prime Minister's decision, but it is not a good decision for many Hong Kong people who have fled Hong Kong in despair ," Mr. Chen said.

The limitations of this "safe haven" visa are obvious: many Hong Kong people who have lived in Australia for several years may not have a student visa or work visa and are afraid to return to Hong Kong. "

A five-year visa extension will be offered to nearly 10,000 Hong Kong students and skilled workers in Australia, Mr. Morrison announced Thursday. However, Mr. Chen called on Australia to provide humanitarian protection to many Hong Kong people currently threat by the newly enacted National Security Act.

Since many of his Hong Kong clients do qualify, Mr. Chen has been helping them to apply for asylum visas, which he says is the "right choice" because the former British colony is experiencing a humanitarian crisis.

He said hundreds of protest had disappeared and were believed to have been killed in the past year.

University of Melbourne professor Susan Kneebone said the government announcement was an extension of the 2017 safe haven business visa path, which requires applicants to study or work in rural centers for five years to apply for permanent residency.

"This is a very cautious response. This is not a generous response. This is very targeted. Obviously, its goal is to a ready-made market already here. "

Professor Kneebone says people like Dylan who apply for asylum visas need proof that their lives are at risk if they return to Hong Kong.

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