Activists are worried that many Hong Kong citizens will not be offered protection under Australia's new scheme.
, but fear it won't help the people who need it the most.
Speaking to SBS News on the condition of anonymity, she said many of her friends are now actively considering emigrating from the Chinese territory after controversial new security legislation was passed."Many of my friends who've got kids are actually planning or are in the procedure of trying to emigrate.
But she is hoping for more details on the new visa scheme to understand if it will be of assistance to people involved in the protest movement that need it the most. Since the demonstrations began in the city last June, almost one in five people arrested in connection with protests is under the age of 18.
Pushed through by then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke, more than 42,000 international students were offered permanent residency and able to bring family members along.
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