Australia to offer residence option to 10,000 Hong Kongers

Sunday, 12 July 2020Newsdesk

The Australian government says it will offer around 10,000 Hong Kong passport holders currently living in Australia a chance to apply for permanent residence once their current visas expire. Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government believes China's imposition of a new tough national security law on the semi-autonomous territory means pro-democracy supporters may face political persecution.

New Delhi, 12 July 2020

As per news report of PTI, that means that many Hong Kong passport holders may be looking for other destinations to go to and hence why we have put forward our additional visa options for them, Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge told Australian Broadcasting Corporation television on Sunday. In order to obtain permanent residency, applicants would still have to pass "the character test, the national security test and the like, Tudge said.

Source -ptinews.com