Australia poised to offer Tiananmen-style visas to Hongkongers

Australia is set to offer Tiananmen-style visas to Hong Kong residents currently in Australia, as federal cabinet considers tearing up an extradition treaty with the Chinese territory.

"We continue to be concerned about issues in Hong Kong, as many nations are, and we have remained in close contact with other like-minded countries about this issue," Mr Morrison said ahead of an expected announcement on Thursday or Friday. "These are decisions for Australia about who we provide visas to and on what terms and over what period of time.

The extradition treaty signed by Australia and Hong Kong is also set to be re-evaluated following the passage of the laws designed to stamp out the pro-independence movement and eliminate threats to the Chinese state. The current treaty has a "no evidence standard", which means Hong Kong can request an extradition from Australia without providing a brief of evidence.

Labor's shadow attorney-general Mark Dreyfus said on Wednesday it may now be untenable for Australia to maintain a separate extradition treaty with Hong Kong.

ErykBagshaw And now Australia follows through, joining Canada. So why hasn't the U.S. canceled its extradition treaty with Hong Kong yet? Oh, that's right, still distracted by the GOP trying to spread the Trump virus as widely as possible by forcing schools to reopen.

ErykBagshaw .... what's to stop Australia ending up with all the criminals and assholes ? PreviousExperience HongKong ScoMo Auspol

ErykBagshaw Even holding a blank paper would lead to jail in HongKong . There is no freedom but censorship and surveillance under the dictatorship of the CCP

ErykBagshaw Great,take these idiots as soon as possible,we will see the flame over the ocean.

ErykBagshaw Problem is a lot of pro CCP Chinese nationals will take advantage of this.

ErykBagshaw Puzzled why Aus, in the grip of pandemic crises & burgeoning recession, suffering already under at least 3 decades of poorly controlled rates of immigration inadequate housing, infrastructure, jobs, services, facilities, wld think of opening its doors to 100,000+++ fr HK.

ErykBagshaw Can we rescind the 99 year lease of Darwin harbour? Or perhaps the Chinese would let us lease Hong Kong. Those who use call Dan Andrews Chairman Dan should remember the LNP organised the Darwin lease.

ErykBagshaw How can the arrested HongKongers leave?

ErykBagshaw Yes, because people who flee from persecution in Hong Kong = good, people who flee from persecution anywhere else = bad.

ErykBagshaw Good for Australia’s citizens!

ErykBagshaw We are in a massive economic crisis with huge unemployment. The government should be putting Australians First.

ErykBagshaw 👏👏👏 well done Australia

ErykBagshaw How many visas. A couple of million? Go ahead ausi. Go.

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ErykBagshaw Good.

ErykBagshaw Fantastic and ALL Australians should watch Hawkes post-Tiananmen speech to understand how important democracy is and how it's worth fighting for. This is reality now. Democracy, free speech and human rights or a new world order under the CCP.

ErykBagshaw Way to go Australia

hk_watch ErykBagshaw Sensationalism at its finest

ErykBagshaw Great news! Fxxk the communist party TakeDownCCP

ika_5678 ErykBagshaw Fxxk the Chinese Communist Party!

ErykBagshaw 🇨🇳 NationalSecurityLaw takes away freedom of HongKong 🙏🇦🇺🙏

ErykBagshaw So are HK people going to be sent to detention centres too?

ErykBagshaw Thank you for Australia’s humanitarian assistance to Hong Kong people😔🙏

ErykBagshaw Thank you for StandWithHongKong 😭 In fact,it is not for the HongKongers in Australia but also the Australian Because CCPSecurityLaw in fact could target on everyone,no matter where you come from Thus,the extradition should be suspended

ErykBagshaw It’s glad to know that Australia is willing to help!

ErykBagshaw Meanwhile ICE in america is kicking out foreign students w Visas if they can't take a class in person next academic year.

ErykBagshaw Tks AUS to support HK ppl fight for freedom & democracy. CCP steps up oppression & interferes judicial Independence. Police brutality is still unaccountable. Pls sanction CCP. Pls offer protection especially to persecuted ppl & students in this movement.

ErykBagshaw Extradiction should not be use when a dictator's regime is using its unreasonable & inhumane Law to control & arbitrarily arrest ppl who are fighting for freedom & democracy. It is definitely against global value to maintain extradition to China/ HK.

ErykBagshaw Big thanks to Australians and the govt to offer a lifeboat to HongKongers who fight against the tyranny of CCP with their blood, sweat and tears!

ErykBagshaw Please don't let everyone in. Many Chinese living in Hong Kong are de facto Chinese spies (China send 150ppl to HK everyday without us actual HKers having any say). Anyone considering themselves Chinese national must not be allowed

ErykBagshaw Thank you for StandWithHongKong and please help the youngesters!!! They are the group most suffered!

ErykBagshaw Heartfelt thanks for Australia standing in solidarity with Hongkongers at this tough moment🙏We will keep fighting for our homeland! Pls keep close eyes on HK and continue to StandWithHongKong 🔥

ErykBagshaw Oh look, Australia CAN help people fleeing conflict after all!

ErykBagshaw Thank you Australia. It would really be a lifesaving measure to the brave freedom fighters.

ErykBagshaw Thank you Australian StandWithHongKong

ErykBagshaw sure let’s make our local market even more competitive

ErykBagshaw The desperation is strong in HongKong. CCP took over everything in the city, tangible and intangible. And people kept dying 'unsuspiciously' as the regime claimed. We the world shall provide a lifeline to HongKongers amid hell.

ErykBagshaw YES...

ErykBagshaw Where there is tyranny, there are refugees Australia provided refuge to those who fled after the TiananmenSquareMassacre 31 years ago Pls could🇦🇺StandUp4HumanRights again & provide refuge to those who need to flee Hong Kong

ErykBagshaw Sanction the officials and their families please !

ErykBagshaw Australia politicians mixing politics with criminal law to cancel extradition threaty with Hong Kong will help criminals and triad gangs flooding Australia and canot be extradited to HK to face prosecution Australia criminals escaping to HK won't be extradited to Australia

ErykBagshaw More Asians in Australia? I think that's absolutely fantastic lol

ErykBagshaw Awesome

ErykBagshaw Thank you for providing a safe haven to HongKong people in Australia. I believe that no one wants to leave the place of birth, Unless Hong Kong hastily deteriorated, Hong Kong people can only choose to leave! FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong

ErykBagshaw Some are more equal than others..

ErykBagshaw Thank you, from hongkong

ErykBagshaw Extradition to Hong Kong = Extradition to China. The NationalSecurityLaw erodes the judicial independence of Hong Kong. Fair trial is not guaranteed.

ErykBagshaw But other refugees can get stuffed? This is the Christianity of ScottMorrisonMP ? Not what I was told at Sunday School Maybe they changed the story after I left. Anyone? Which people's suffering did Jesus say we could ignore, exactly? Be kind by all means, But be kind to all

ErykBagshaw good , more people out of that communist country the better, China is a real threat, and this corona virus is just the start , keep your eyes and ears open , things are going to shit, thanks to the communist party of China

ErykBagshaw Thank you 🇦🇺 StandWithHongKong , Since NSL implement, more than 400 ppl have been arrested by the HKPolice in a week only, and even education and culture have been severely suppressed by the HKgov already, many HKers need to go away urgently, I hope everyone can save HKers

ErykBagshaw The downspiral of bilateral relationship continues. When all goodwill is lost, so will all business and tourists be. Bye, bye, good old times! Hello, hardship, long time no see!

ErykBagshaw This story is a nonsense. A sign of how hyper frenzied they whole 5 Eyes club has gotten over China. The national security law only changes that you can't commit treason, or act to overthrow the state. Every nation has one. How many of us plot to overthrow the state? Not many

ErykBagshaw we dont need aging men over 35

ErykBagshaw Bugger them, they're just Chinese. This 1 country 2 govt deal is set to expire in 27 years anyway. They need to come to terms with it themselves.

ErykBagshaw Australia needs to provide 5 year Visas with pathway to citizenship to Hong Kong citizens who chose to leave as long as they pass all Australian requirements security. We need to support Hong Kong citizens who want to come.

hk_watch ErykBagshaw So sad that in this day and age, there is still such persecution. Good that the world finally seems to be waking up to China's tyranny though!

ErykBagshaw Why? Stop for god's sake. Save the working class and poor in your own nation. That is your duty

ErykBagshaw The Chinese government has threatened to punish Australians for having suggested the Chinese government would ever punish Australians.

ErykBagshaw most Cantonese in the past were cafe owners /bars/restaurants They r duds We need engineers/IT/ IT security Nobody over 35 No aging parents They are a dead loss

ErykBagshaw I’m not a fan of scomo.. but this time he’s absolutely right. Australians stand with democracy, human rights, freedom and the rule of law. China has changed and lost our trust after COVID-19 and Violate the British sino joint declaration. auspol China

ErykBagshaw Well this is not going to end well.

ErykBagshaw Why don't the ethnic Chinese of Hong Kong want to be real Chinese? When us, Australian Natives, are expected to be Australians and we are not even white like Anglo PM ScoMo!

ErykBagshaw What! not sending them to Christmas Island, PNG or Nauru?

ErykBagshaw Outstanding offer

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