Canadian Consul General in Hong Kong and Macao, Canadian Consul General in Hong Kong and Macao, said at a parliamentary hearing recently that the Canadian government has drawn up a detailed plan to "evacuate overseas Chinese from Hong Kong on a large scale if necessary", according to Canada's globe and mail on the 3rd. But he also reminded that if Hong Kong people who support "Hong Kong Independence" try to seek asylum from the consulate, they can not help.
"We have sufficient reserves of resources available to deal with a range of situations, including the emergency evacuation of large numbers of Canadians from Hong Kong, if necessary." When asked by the Special Committee on Canadian Chinese relations of the house of representatives of Canada, Mr. Nan said that they would also "mobilize some other resources" in a timely manner. According to the guardian, nearly 300000 Canadian passport holders are living in Hong Kong. With the promulgation and implementation of the Hong Kong national security law, some Canadians are worried that this is not a safe place for them. In addition, Huawei's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou's extradition case and other incidents have also strained Canada China relations. However, South Jerry stressed, "at this point, the possibility of such an extreme situation is very low, but our job is to plan for the most extreme cases."
When asked whether he would receive Hong Kong asylum seekers at the Canadian Consulate General in Hong Kong, Mr. Nan said there was nothing he could do. Because Canada's global policy is similar to that of other countries, all embassies and consulates abroad are not allowed to accept asylum applications from citizens of the host countries. However, South Jerry added that no such request has been made at present. Novel coronavirus pneumonia is facing a problem with Hongkong residents who want to leave, which is that they can not board the plane to Canada, according to the global post of Canada. Before the outbreak, they could travel to Canada as tourists and ask for asylum when they arrived, but this method doesn't work now.
Cong Peiwu, Chinese ambassador to Canada, last month urged Canada not to provide so-called "political asylum" to Hong Kong riot criminals, stressing that issues related to Hong Kong and Xinjiang are not human rights issues at all. Hong Kong and Xinjiang affairs are China's internal affairs, and no external interference is allowed. During a video dialogue with Sabia, Dean of the Munk School of global affairs and public policy at the University of Toronto on the 2nd, he said that the purpose of China's implementation of Hong Kong's national security law is to plug Hong Kong's national security loopholes. This is not only beneficial to Hong Kong residents, but also to all foreigners living and doing business in Hong Kong.