More and more cases indicate the applications of Hong Kong people intending to migrate to Taiwan under the “Professional Migrant” category met increasing screening and thus longer processing time. Richard Shum See Hoi, a senior commentator on current affairs, concluded, “Emigrating to Taiwan will only become increasingly difficult from now on.”
Recently, a meeting was held between various departments of the Kaohsiung City Government in Taiwan and Hong Kong people to understand the current situation and problems facing Hong Kong immigrants.