Canada announces new, expedited immigration pathways for Hong Kong residents | FULL

Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marco Mendicino on Thursday announced new measures to help Hong Kong residents immigrate to Canada.

Mendicino said recent Hong Kong graduates and skilled workers would be extended new and expedited immigration pathways to Canada. He added that they would also be promoting and prioritizing existing immigration routes. They are also introducing targeted measures to enhance protection within the asylum system.

Mendicino also addressed possible backlash from China stemming from the announcement and discussed how the new measures could be modified in the future.

The news comes as the remaining pro-democracy lawmakers in the former British colony resigned en masse over new crackdowns that they say sound the “death knell” for democracy.

Beijing has repeatedly shown over the last year that it has no intention of observing the legally binding treaty that transferred control of Hong Kong to China from the U.K. in 1997. Under that agreement, Hong Kong residents were to retain their civil rights, including freedom of expression and democracy.

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