Kuala Lumpur: A new amendment to Hong Kong’s immigration law takes effect. It could prevent people from leaving!
According to critics, the amendment change could give the government power to ban residents from leaving the city.
But countering these claims, Hong Kong’s administrators say the law targets “illegal refugees.”
Nevertheless, a lot of people are leaving Hong Kong.
This has prompted the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia to offer extended work and residency permits to those who have left Hong Kong.
The US Congress is debating a bill to give special visas and refugee status to Hong Kong citizens fleeing political persecution.
