Leung Chun-ying again invokes ‘doubly non-permanent resident’ issue in assessing talent policy, says resentment towards mainland may resurface
梁振英再借「雙非」評高才政策 稱社會對內地怨氣或再現
Former Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has repeatedly commented on Hong Kong’s population policy in recent days, saying mainland talent may “return to the mainland with their entire families after obtaining identity cards”. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han subsequently responded on social media without naming him, stressing that talent would sustain Hong Kong’s labour force. Leung posted again for two consecutive days, first questioning the 220,000 applications approved under various talent schemes: “If half of the cases bring their families to settle here, how will Hong Kong cope with education, healthcare and housing? Will we deal with it then?” He also said that high-talent entrants living on the mainland and holding eligibility for Hong Kong permanent residency might later come to Hong Kong to use its education, elderly-care and medical resources, while the government had no legal means to exclude them. He said, “Social resentment towards the mainland will surface again, just as with the doubly non-permanent resident and milk powder issues. We need to talk politics.”
前行政長官梁振英連日多次點評本港人口政策，指內地高才「拿了身分證後全家返回內地」，勞工及福利局局長孫玉菡之後需在社交媒體上不點名回應，強調人才維持香港勞動人口。梁振英再次連續兩日發文，先質疑各類人才計劃已經批出22萬個申請：「如果有一半個案帶同家人來定居，香港的教育、醫療、住屋怎樣應付？到時再算？」他又提到，居於內地、擁有香港永久性居民資格的高才日後或來港使用教育、養老資及醫療資源，政府亦沒有法律手段排除，認為「社會對內地的怨氣會再次出現，一如雙非和奶粉問題，我們要講講政治」。