Taiwan to Ease Travel Curbs for Hong Kong People for ‘Humanitarian’ Reasons

Hong Kong anti-government demonstrators gather at Liberty Square in Taipei to mark the 31st anniversary of the crackdown of pro-democracy protests at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, in Taiwan, on June 4, 2020. Ann Wang/Reuters

TAIPEI—Taiwan will ease its CCP virus border restrictions to allow in people from Hong Kong for humanitarian reasons, the government said on June 24, ahead of Taiwan’s opening of an office to help people wanting to flee the Chinese-ruled city.

Taiwan said earlier this month it would set up a dedicated office to help those thinking of leaving Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the former British colony, including planned new national security legislation.