Hong Kong citizens offered extended visas as Australia suspends extradition agreement

Australia will extend the visas of some Hong Kong citizens in response to China's crackdown on personal freedoms and dissent, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says.Australia will extend the visas of Hong Kong citizens to provide a path to permanent residencyTravel advice for the city has also been upgraded, warning of the risk of detention

The changes apply to people already in Australia, offering safe haven and a path to permanent residency. Temporary work visa holders and student visa holders currently in Australia will have their visas extended, allowing them to stay in Australia for five years.It is understood the changes will affect about 10,500 students, and 1,500 people on other relevant visas, most of whom are already in Australia."The most significant impact of the decisions we've made today are for those around 10,000 people who are already in Australia," he said.

"The refugee and humanitarian stream remains available for those seeking to apply through that channel, and that is available to people all around the world." Hong Kong has recently introduced new national security laws which criminalise dissent and opposition to Chinese rule.

hongkong people feel grateful for the support. We indeed are happy to be recognised as hongkongers and not Chinese. This is very good for us already. The lifeboat is a plus. We will protect your people who live in hongkong now until we all decide to leave. Okay?

apart from this, the aus gov needs to strengthen the screening on eligible persons for these visas coz many pro CCPChina mobs or even spies will try to enter aus via this means!

Thank you so much 😊

Just like some UK citizens're concerned with possible housing crisis, we HKers definitely don't wanna see this in Australia. Why don't we stand and fight together for win win situation? Please stay healthy and distanced during interview. StandWithHongKong China_is_terrorist

Thank you Australia, thank you for stand with HK ❤

This evil and dictatorial law, and CCP are destroying freedom, human right, economic and 1 country 2 systems of Hong Kong. And CCP can control all investment is HK. However, We will not give up. standwithhongkong HongKongPoliceTerriosm youcantstopus

Thanks Australia🙏

Kind HongKongers will not flee Hong Kong, only thugs. Australia's future will be a country of racial hatred and racial division just like the U.S now. Shouldn’t we be worried?

Here comes all the “whataboutism” from the lefties.

It is principled and correct. An excellent response of which we, all Australians of good sense and reason, should be proud.

Hang on, where are all the lefties on here saying this is good news. Political puppets. 😉

Strong leadership. 🇦🇺

Dumb Move. They add no value to Australia.

Someone tell me how China's treatment of Hong Kong is any worse than the US government treatment of their own citizens?

Miles Guo explains why every body is at risk of the CCP virus, and there will be no antidote in the foreseeable future. TakeDownCCP theWhistleblowerMovement

nothing change for Hongkong , my husband already stay in Au over 7 years , however if he lose his job , Au will send him back to Hongkong ,

Yet everyday TheirABC publishes at least half a dozen stories of how racist Australia has become. Somebody is tell porkies.

just a joke PM&minister keep trelling us we r a successful migrant nation They tend to bury d bitter legacy of black gangs n MidEast gangs When we take refugees from d war zones we get a lot of aliens not used to our sys We'd be like UK&US where blacks become a major problem

All Hong Kong people are welcome here. China is asshoe

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