IMMIGRATION
<strong>13,000 move from HK</strong>
The number of Hong Kongers settling in Taiwan reached a record high last year, official figures showed. Almost 13,000 Hong Kongers secured the right to stay last year, the National Immigration Agency said. About 11,173 of those acquired short-term residency, while 1,685 received permanent residency, data showed. That followed a doubling of the number in 2020 compared with the year before, with 10,813 people granted short-term residency visas. The previous record was 7,506 in 2014 during the pro-democracy “Umbrella movement” protests. Although Taiwan does not have an asylum or refugee law, nor does it accept refugee applications,