What nationality are you if you are from Hong Kong?
Chinese
If we refer to Wikipedia: “Hong Kong people (Chinese: 香港人), also known as Hong Kongers or Hong Kongese, are people who originate from or live in Hong Kong”. The immigration department of Hong Kong states a Chinese citizen” is a person of Chinese nationality under the CNL (Peoples Republic of China).
What does Hong Kong’s new immigration law mean for residents?
HONG KONG, April 28 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s legislature passed on Wednesday a controversial immigration bill, which lawyers, diplomats and right groups fear will give authorities unlimited powers to prevent residents and others from entering or leaving the Chinese-ruled city.
Could Hong Kong’s new airport security law be used against immigrants?
The security bureau said the bill would only apply to flights into Hong Kong. However, the wording of the bill does not limit the government’s powers to those arriving in the territory or to immigrants, and legal experts say it could also be used against people trying to leave Hong Kong.
Will Hong Kong’s immigration bill make it easier to detain and deport refugees?
Critics of the immigration bill say it will make it easier to detain and deport refugees. Hong Kong approves only about 1\% of refugee claims, one of the lowest rates in the world, and there is a huge backlog. Refugees are not able to work while their applications are being processed and live in often miserable conditions.
Could exit bans now be used in Hong Kong?
Labour activists and legal critics said the legislature had ignored concerns about the law’s broad wording, and they feared exit bans could now be used in Hong Kong. “When they have this power, absolute power, you don’t know who they will use it on,” said one barrister, Chow Hang-tung, from the pro-democracy Hong Kong Alliance.