Political Internet celebrity Xiao Ruoyuan moved to Taiwan more than 3 years ago. He said that he was like “in exile”. He also said that after thinking hard, he decided to make Taiwan his “last choice”. He estimated that he would never return to Hong Kong in his life. However, a friend who has recently been to Taiwan told me that the local Hong Kong people circle rumored that Xiao Ruoyuan was not approved by the Taiwan authorities to settle down and could not get an ID card, so he can only stay here temporarily. not to shore.
Internet celebrity Xiao Ruoyuan, who went to live in Taiwan more than three years ago, is said to have not yet been approved by the authorities to settle down, but his return to Hong Kong has been cut off.
According to Xiao Ruoyuan’s website, he left Hong Kong to live in Taiwan a few months after the anti-revision storm broke out, because he felt that staying in Hong Kong was very dangerous, and even if he was not attracted by others, he would have nowhere to go. He also considered emigrating to Europe, America or Southeast Asia, but in the end he chose Taiwan, because other places have their own problems. If Tsai Ing-wen wins the general election, he will not be surprised politically. Moreover, Taiwan’s economy will improve, and a large amount of funds are returning to engage in business. factory, and dominate the global chip supply, the prospects are good.
Soon after he settled down, he obtained a residence permit. However, according to Taiwan’s immigration policy, this is only the first step. It is a temporary residence. After living for at least one or two years, he formally applies for settlement (that is, permanent residence) and is approved. Later, as a permanent resident, you can get a Taiwan ID card. My friend heard from the circle of Hong Kong people in Taiwan that Xiao Ruoyuan has not yet been approved by the Immigration Department to settle, and it is still unknown whether he can live long.
This is not a single example. Many Hong Kong people who immigrated to Taiwan in recent years have also encountered the same obstacles. Their application for settlement has been delayed for a long time. However, only 1,685 people were approved to settle in Taiwan, just over 10%. In the past two years, the number of Hong Kong people who moved to Taiwan has continued to increase, but the number of people able to settle down has decreased. This shows that the Taiwan government does not want too many Hong Kong people to get ID cards, and deliberately delays Procrastinating and reducing the number of people, so that Hong Kong people who apply for it will retreat and take responsibility on their own. Under this policy, it is not surprising that Xiao Ruoyuan is not approved to settle down.
Due to the indefinite period of settlement, many Hong Kong residents who migrated to Taiwan feel at a loss. Recently, they have jumped ship for “second immigration”, or simply returned to Hong Kong to start a new life. However, Xiao Ruoyuan has already cut off his return to Hong Kong. Not to mention the political risks left by his words and deeds in the past, various other personal entanglements also prevented him from “turning back as soon as he said it”. It can be seen that he is desperate this time.
If he can only “stay temporarily”, there is always uncertainty. When Taiwan’s regime changes and the Kuomintang comes to power, how will it treat him? No one can predict.
Another Internet celebrity, Shen Xuhui, originally wanted to set up a Hong Kong research center in Taiwan, but the local response was not positive and the progress was not smooth.
A friend said that there is no news about whether Shen Xuhui, another political Internet celebrity who moved to Taiwan, has been approved to settle down. What is more certain is that he originally had ambitions to set up a Hong Kong research center to promote research on Hong Kong conditions, but the academic circles did not respond positively. , The progress is not so smooth, which makes him a bit depressed. He is currently only a part-time assistant professor at the Institute of Political Science, Sun Yat-sen University, and he seems not to be taken seriously.
Both Xiao Ruoyuan and Shen Xuhui sang about Taiwan loudly back then, which encouraged many people to move to Taiwan, but today they both tasted “cold noodles”, which is a bit ironic.
Tokihito Monogatari
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