Posted on 07/26/2020 11:24:24 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Ireland is being considered as a possible location for an “international charter city” to be developed in anticipation of a mass exodus of Hong Kongers fleeing China’s tightening grasp on their home.
Ivan Ko, a Hong Kong citizen with decades of experience in real estate and property development, has reportedly been searching for places around the world to build a new version of Hong Kong since China implemented its new national security law in the city. The charter city would be designed to have its own tax regime and regulations, U.K.’s The Telegraph reported.
Last week, the British government outlined a new pathway to U.K. citizenship for up to 3 million eligible Hong Kongers, starting in January 2021. The change in immigration rules allows anyone with a British National Overseas passport and their immediate family members to move to the U.K. to work and study for five years. After that, they will be allowed to apply for settled status and then again for citizenship.
They will not need to have a job before arriving in the U.K. […]
Though the Republic of Ireland is not a part of the U.K., the country remains at the top of Ko’s list for a charter city since it has hosted special economic zones in the past, including the Shannon Free Trade Zone and the International Financial Services Center (IFSC) in Dublin. But plans have not been finalized, as Ireland remains a part of the European Union. Generally, European state aid rules prevent members of the bloc from giving aid to companies not available to their competitors. …
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How many years will pass before that Chinese colony will demand to join with mainland China? Taiwan is the perfect destination for these refugees. Taiwan would benefit greatly by the importation of the Hong Kong Chinese. It is large enough to absorb them and is culturally very similar being Chinese itself.
You are answering your own question. Is Taiwan or Hong Kong demanding to join China, or fighting it?
I highly doubt your average HKer fleeing Hong Kong will want anything to do with mainland China.
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