Hong Kongers looking to migrate to Australia due to China's security law

An Australian lawyer based in Hong Kong, Kevin Yam, said the city is on edge following China’s plans for a new security law and it is leading some to consider migrating to Australia.

Pro-democracy lawmakers have said the legislation marks the end of 'One country, two systems' - a reference to the handover agreement that has given Hong Kong a limited form of autonomy since returning from British to Chinese rule in 1997.Even before the proposed security law, there were fears that China was steadily eroding those freedoms."I've had a lot more friends asking me what they need to do if they want to migrate to Australia.

This is Confucius Institute in Japan. Fool University student is probably a group of dogs University professors who don't know the difference between Taiwan and China, and don't care if they get a decent place and money.

Australia - and the rest of the free world - needs to allow any residents of the great city of Hong Kong to get out of Hong Kong as soon as they can and migrate here. They're basically refugees now.

Once a city built by refugees from mainland, after the handover, it became the original source of persecution from which Hong Kongers fled. hongkongpolicebrutality HongKongPoliceState StandWithHongKong Standwithindia Standwithaustralia MilkTeaAlliance

😫😫😫poor hongkongers

Yeah run away from everywhere. What a shame!

Don’t trust the Chinese

Goodbye, have a nice trip.

SBS Welcome! I have great friends from Hong Kong. I wish they lived closer to me.

SBS Move your assets out of hong kong NOW before its too late! U are falling into a dictatorship!

Communist China can arrest whoever includes ANY AUSTRALIANS they want in Hong Kong & sue them with 'national threats' charges without evidence and send them to jail in China, as there is no justice and law system in China. It's whatever Chinese Communist Party says.

are your friends working for asio? then run faster.

ALL welcome BUT NO GUN TOTING YANKS

It’s normal that he goes to HK for money and leaves for money.

It’s devastating for Hong Kong. I feel dread..I have fear for the people. Get out if you can. Asian Hitler is coming

Good finally they have to go home. Sorry guys .... time to enjoy home and it’s rules and laws

It’s abt time, China has been patience for a long time .. fuck those western paid gangs ...

American democracy would be worse. Big money would be in control

It’s about time China dealt with these western puppets.

Yeah! Some will leave. They are not considering. They already pack!

US SECURITY LAW HongKongNeedsHelp HongKongProtests

She was not bothered by the high level of violence and intimidation by the pro USA/NED CIA backed Chinese fascists? How dare China respond to USA meddling on their territory?

Criminals, that's how Australia started. What's a few more?

The evil National Security Law not only infringe Hong Kong’s autonomy but also the universal values of freedom and democracy. Hongkongers shall never surrender to safeguard our homes.

Australia should openers doors to the people of Hong Kong

WilsonLeungWS Please do not leave and let HK become another Tibet. Devoid of humanity...

That’s a hell no from me. Go somewhere else.

No one will trust the lies of China anymore. The elite in Hong Kong will definitely leave.

It shows how terrified HKers are. We really don't want to lead a life without free will.

This evil and dictatorial law is destroying freedom, human right, economic and 1 country 2 systems of Hong Kong. All the international investment will be controlled by CCP after this law. standwithhongkong 5DemandsNot1Less HongKongPoliceTerriosm

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Since the introduction of the National Security law, first the stock market plummeted then our foreign friends leave, and CCP is claiming HongKongers are the ones destroying HongKong. YouCantStopUs

It's their only choice under the ruling of China.

When China expand its intervention over HK continuously, HongKong will be just another city in China, so we get it why people want to leave. OneCountryTwoSystemsIsDead CCPChina BoycottChina

CCP loves to see this so they can refill the population with their filthy Chinese and further eradicate the core values of HK

It is not a security law, in fact this is terrorist law

What happen in Hong Kong? The government ignored the demand of more than 2million citizens. HKPoliceBrutality is becoming more serious since last June. And now, the CCP want to seize control of Hong Kong by imposing the new National Security Law. StandWithHongKong

HKMerryGoRound Hongkongers may feel fear, angry, but never fall back. For democracy, for justice. StandWithHongKong AntiNationalSecurityLaw antichinazi OneCountryOneSystem OneCountryTwoSystemsIsDead

There are no jobs for Australians and there are no jobs for migrants. HKs must stay and fight for their freedom. Moving to Australia is not the answer!!! Sorry to say...

Kathleen_HKer Hongkong HongKonger won’t give up! HKer are still fighting for liberty, HumanRight & Democracy! Against the evil CCP Chinazi Totalitarianism Authoritarianism Dear world, pls help! SOSHK HongKongNeedsHelp StandWithHK AntiChinazi DemocracyForHK StandWithHongKong

Not only will the aggressive national security law limit HKer's freedom, it will also weaken the socio-economic status of HK in the international society. The world should know that how harmful it is. Please also StandwithHongKong even though China is going to ruin the world.

Everyone know that how dangerous CCPChinese and nationalsecuritylaw is. However, be a Hong Konger, we StandWithHongKong. YouCantStopUs

No one would like to tolerate suppression of China in Hong Kong FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong

We all love Hong Kong and so we stand out.

Good, quieter!

We don't need to be importing activist students: we have plenty of our own.

Hong Kong is now just a place named Hong Kong. StandWithHongKong

Sad but ture but it's our hometown... We have a lot of memories in HK. We should stand out until the finally moment...When our home was being destroyed, stand out is our responsibility. StandWithHongKong nationalsecuritylaw Hongkongers hongKongindependence

Don’t let CCP grow stronger! Please StandWithHongKong to boycott and sanction the CCP

First thing to leave is foreign money

Hongkongers shall never give up until a Free Hongkong is developed. We can’t accept living under ccp ‘s oppression ! We don’t accept nationalsecuritylaw which exploit our freedom! Please StandWithHongKong FightForFreedom

Why not, whoever can leave please leave. Why bother staying in a Chinese city

Hong Kong crisis = the world crisis. StandWithHongKong nationalsecuritylaw 2020universalsuffrage

Hong Kongers Still Fighting Here FightForFreedom 5DemandsNot1Less we say no to CCP

It is clear that Hkers will not enjoy freedom and right being protected under security law! StandWithHongKong BoycottChina

The protesters lost my support when the damage started. The PSB will sort them out.

That's right, get out of the democratic city !

If you are a HongKongers, you should know that they have no other choice

Go to US,

You’re right. Leave now in order to protect yourself AntiNationalSecurityLaw

I bet no one loves leaving their hometown, but the communist regime forces people to leave Hong Kong

Australian can leave, all foreigners in Hong Kong can leave.. But Hongkongers won't. We love our place and we have no where to go. StandWithHongKong

Hong Kong is now a complete autocratic state. Everyone wants to leave. But we can't 'cause Hong Kong is our home. We must defend our home.

No surrender to the evil.

Bye Bye Hong Kong as it was known. Here comes the bully!

SOSHONGKONG

We, Hong Kongers, have tried our best to fight for the liberty granted by the Basic Law. Today, we still keep fighting for it in protest even we will be condemned by this security law from China. So, please StandwithHK !

China would not give up on turning HongKong into a Chinese city no matter what they would pay. On the other hand, HongKongPolice keep suppress HongKongProtester, which make hk not safe for anyone. Therefore, we need help from different country.

CCPSecuritylaw is trying to deprive Hong Kong people of their freedom.

The arrogant monster is trying to rule the world with fake communism. Hong Kong is just his first step.

AhShuk2 HK is no longer an international city and CCP has the right to take your money for RMB stability. Move money out from HK NOW or take HIGH risk.

Gov stated support CCP push NationalSecueityLaw ,said will help consolidate 🇭🇰's int’l status. This is definitely self-deception. We all know what value of 🇭🇰 is. Gov ignore the demands of 🇭🇰 ppl & just follow China’s rhythm. Without Hong Kong people, here is not Hong Kong.😕

leahwanhk Spies getting ready to come over.

Although there are many HKers considering to leave HK, there are also many citizens standing out and fighting against nationalsecuritylaw to protect HK. We will never give up until we die.

China Communist is turning Hong Kong into a Chinese city, or even prison like Xinjiang Hong Kong becomes totalitarian state

Please StandWithHongKong. We won’t accept the national Security Law as it bypasses Hong Kong’s legislative council and ignores the will of people. Please support and stand with us.

The grip of China actually pisses the foreign investors off as well

As a HKer, HK is our hom. No one want to leave our home. But the fact is that freedom and right are destroyed by the CCP.

Exactly

Even we are surfing internet , using social media, We have to use VPN to protect ourselves. HongKong is controlling by China now. We can either agree HongKong become next XinJiang or fight back say no. We shall never surrender.

We shall never surrender. Hong Kong people need help. StandWithHongKong FightForFreedom

many people close to me have thought about emigrating elsewhere as well), as its just so hard to see a future where hong kong would be a livable, free, humane city. however, we will not take any oppression lying down. FiveDemandsNotOneLess freehongkong

When facing HongkongPoliceTerrorism, and knowing that the nationalsecuritylaw is making HK even more unsafe, people can only choose to leave or call the world to help. HongKongNeedsHelp

Today, hongkongers are standing up and fight against the tyranny as the ccp plans to enact the national security law. Yet, hkpolice has been abusing their power and arrested numerous UNARMED citizens. Please help hk by taking the lead in imposing sanctions against china

Today is Chinese national security law. Tomorrow may be all national law, I.e. no more 1country2systems in HongKong. This place Will no longer be a safe place nor intl financial hub without a robust legal system as now.

The new security law is an excuse to deprive our freedom, it makes Hong Kong becomes dictatorship that like China. All foreign investment is not suitable in Hong Kong now, it is time to leave and take the money.

That's not a security law, but a tyrannical law. OneCountryTwoSystemsIsDead HKPoliceState

The surveillance and repression will be worst than anywhere in China (except Xinjiang). The ground to lose is much more in HongKong: all the people, businesses and capital are there because of freedom and juridical independence.

Last year, two Canadians were caught in china In the future, HKgov has every rights to catch foreigners in HK, whether they work, visit or transit This is the new security laws

Here comes the fake HK refugees, all the CCP agent.

How sad for the HK people

only five days left

Not everyone can leave

YouCantStopUs

Many Hong Kong people don't appreciate China's power, the strongest country in the world 😠😠(me either) CCP StandWithHongKong

andre22907323 Just another day of HKPoliceState

We cry while we defend HongKong against the brutal tyranny of CCP

As much as we love our home, HongKongers have no choice but to explore the option of leaving our beloved city, due to the notorious national security law that serves CCP ‘s evil regime only. However, we would fight until our last breath and will not surrender. HongKong

If you can leave go now!

We are all scared. But we want to do whatever we could before it's impossible to fight anymore. For all those who are leaving or have left, please remember: no one shall be born as a slave of CCP tyranny. HongKong is our home. Please do whatever you could to freeHK.

They will move to Shanghai.

Australian govt should issue a warning to their citizens and businesses in Hong Kong. Chinese security agents will be able to accuse and arrest anyone under the new law, bypassing local law enforcement. Don't forget the two Canadian hostages.

please get out

china is destroying the freedom in HongKong but YouCantStopUs fighting for our freedom

National security law seems to be normal in many countries, but not in China. It protects the benefits of government and officials, people are hurt in the name of national security. Without democracy, National Security law finally end up in Slave law.

actually, beware of those corrupted CCP officials pretending to be 'Hong Kong citizen' and move their assets to Australia, this is serious money laundering issue

Hong Kong Is Collapsing. Citizens have not right to protest. Journalists have no right to report the truth. First Aid has no right to save the injured ones. Many of us wanna leave Hong Kong as our home has changed a lot. However, we choose to stay. Stand with Hong Kong Forever.

This is the sad truth in Hong Kong: youths feel we cannot stop our home from changing for the worse, so we have to leave our home for our future generations...we just hope the world will see China as who she truly is: a money-making machine who silences anyone opposing her:(

Hong Kong was on the extreme freedom end of the freedom index before PRC's recent changes. Australia is way down on the freedom index, ie. not free. Hong Kongers will be shocked at lack of freedom in Aust in comparison to what they have in Hong Kong. joshuawongcf HongKongFP

Yes, Hongkongers don’t want to become evil CCP’s slaves or being detained in concentration camps! We want freedom! Please help Hong Kong!

That is the end of hongkong. That should also be the end of the West's appeasement policy towards China. Lesson learnt: Never Trust China!

To be precise, it is a bloody, brutal and barbaric occupation from CCPChina to HongKong

Heartbroken scene. CCP replies the last cry for democracy with water cannon and teargas. International community must see clearly that CCP is a ruthless tyranny, they never give a damn about your condemnation and concern. Boycott and sanction! StandWithHongKong MilkTeaAlliance

Obviously, this is the end of 'One Country, Two System'. But HongKong people will fight till the very end. But that is not enough. HongKongNeedsHelp , need the international community to StandWithHongKong

We dont want to give up our homeland, but the evilest regime invading your place and we have no choice.

Hongkongers love hong kong and never want to give up on this place but china is limiting our freedom. Please StandWithHongKong

CCP has completely ruined the autonomy of Hong Kong and turned Hong Kong into a PoliceState

How many would've left & gone to the UK on handover... if the Brits had allowed it? Did the Brits allow it? Having got Chinese property back after a century of imperialist capitalist control, after earlier been forced into submission by military aggression, doesn't China own HK?

Welcome to Australia to stimulate the economy of Australia, particularly the real estate industry.

The nationalsecuritylaw do not just affect Hong Kong, but also the whole world.

It's no longer safe to live or do business in Hong Kong because you can face political prosecution even just for the slightest dissent from CCP. Besides the 100,000 Australians, there're 600 Aussie businesses in HK too. I'd worry about that.

People staying in Hong Kong have only two choices either obey or fight back. Most of us is staying because we can't emigrate or we love this place so much that we are unwilling to leave

Sheisren1 hongkong is fighting against CCP CCPChina, the devil regime! we need your support and help across every single country. HongKongNeedsHelp StandWithHongKong , please raise your voice for our mutual benefit!

The national security law doesnt only affect the Hong Kong people, also to those foreign friends who are working at Hong Kong. Please stand with Hong Kong.

Yes, but there still are people choose to stay and protect Hong Kong 🇭🇰

No one will trust CCPChina system, under the tyranny, all rights, freedom & money are under the controll of CCP!

The world should never trust Chinazi because they are the rule breakers but also the rule makers. They could do whatever they want to suppress the people and claim whatever they want. HK is the best example yet we’d never succumb. FightForFreedom StandWithHongKong

I live in HK and I won’t leave. Even though I would face the risk to be jailed. But to be fair, it’s okay to leave HK becoz CCP is too dangerous, regarding all moves it does in XinJiang. CCP_is_terrorist

Who will want to stay here anymore? There is no freedom to breathe

The CCP stop at nothing to meet their selfish target. Not only HKers , no one would respect the CCP. What a shame!

I support Hong Kongers independence. Please stay strong!

CCPChina and HKgov suppress freedom in HK to make HK not suitable to do business safe! HK is not safe anymore with the newly imposed National Security Law! China_is_terrorist

The National Security Law means the end of One Country Two System. The law of CCP dictator regime can apply in Hong Kong. Not safe to be a financial hub anymore. The HSI index reflected this on last Friday FreeHK AntiChinazi

As a HK people, I really don't want to give up my city. But CCP is using all means to deprive the freedom of us. HongKongNeedsHelp , and please StandWithHongKong

Hong Kong Stocks plunged 5% last Friday, lets see what happen tmr.

CCP turns the most beautiful city into trash.

And the CCP still believes they could have benefits after implementing the new security law. Too naive?

No one has the interest to stay in an authoritarian city. People will be arrested when they leave criticism on Twitter or Facebook. HongKong is dying soon.

Totally understand, if i could, i would leave too! But HongKong is my hometown, i cannot and will not see it die HongKongNeedsHelp FightForFreedomStandWithHongKong

Totally understand why people are leaving. But it would never be my option. FightForFreedomStandWithHK

thank you for report the new. i live in Hong Kong from i'm born, and i don't want to leave .

Insertion of the National Security Law by the Central Government annuls the 1 Country 2 Systems Model and the Basic Law, which means freedom and rights of Hongkongers are being suppressed.

It was never a easy choice for HKers. But when CCP is stepping over Hong Kong. People do want to survive by running away from the tyranny.

Hong Kong is no doubt not suitable for living anymore.

To HKers, Be brave and regist against to government as South Korean did. - From a South Korean man -

Keep our voice out even the government not allowed

If I were the foreigner in Hong Kong, I would leave Hong Kong too

Could be interesting.

There isn’t no reason why everyone are so scared... It’s all because of the dictatorship

Of course. On one hand, the evil CCP is attempting to violate the 'One Country, Two System'. On the other hand, the HongKongPoliceTerrorists are killing all the opponents.

This was Australia’s future before the Chinese virus.

We don’t want to leave HK but it leaves us with no choice. And from people I know we actually consider leaving because we want to give our next generation a better life with freedom

We want you guys to help! Help us from stopping the law to pass! We can’t do it alone without your guys! Please spread the news or we will go to Australia immediately and get all of your resources now, like China is doing this on us! StandwithHK

It is reasonable move

If National security law in HongKong is legislated by CCP forcefully, it will not only jeopardize international business, but it also strengthens China totalitarianism. It definitely affects the whole free world. Please StandWithHongKong to against CCP.

No big deal for those who have a choice. Many would have been moving freely between both countries for sometime now & probably would be able to continue doing so if they wanted. SBSNews auspol hkpol

We don't need these people from Hong Kong with all due respect, there are no jobs and too much unemployment, The Immigration Dept should say NO.

Wise move

Guess that suits the CCP just fine.

SuchIsLife SBSNews

He said it best ..

And there is an Australian barrister in Hong Kong doing puppet for CCP.

Happening in hong kong now:

Please do not come in Australia.

'Australian'

I would leave.

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