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1. Shanghai public housing scheme aims to shelter 120,000 poor families in two years

   Posted Jun 26th 2009, 12:00am by Will Clem

   ... will not qualify as they were not born locally. Further, the homes will only be available to residents who hold a hukou, or permanent resident's permit, or who have held a temporary resident ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/684851/shanghai-public-housing-scheme-aims-shelter-120000-poor-families-two-years
2. Australia changes 'won't hurt HK'

   Posted Feb 10th 2010, 12:00am by Elaine Yau

   ... Education Permanent Residency Social Issues Elaine Yau Hong Kong will not be affected much by the overhaul of Australian immigration rules aimed at cracking down on low-skilled foreign students seeking permanent residency, migration consultants say. With 6,000 students heading to Australia for further education every year, the country is the most popular overseas study ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/705951/australia-changes-wont-hurt-hk
3. Don't link devotion to PR status

   Posted Dec 12th 2011, 12:00am

   ... or not they should be allowed to stay in Hong Kong and be treated like other expatriates living in the city is wrong. Some people are afraid that helpers who get permanent residency will quit doing ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/987594/dont-link-devotion-pr-status
4. Acquired permanent residency isn't a right but a privilege that one must qualify for

   Posted Aug 12th 2011, 12:00am

   ... of the financial cost of granting foreign domestic helpers permanent residency because, at HK$62.1 billion, it is scaring people and not because it is unreliable ('Wild talk over abode rights ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/975969/acquired-permanent-residency-isnt-right-privilege-one-must-qualify
5. Old-age payout rule a 'violation'

   Posted Dec 22nd 2010, 12:00am by Joyce Man

   ... on Monday. Lam, a permanent resident, is asking the court to quash the Director of Social Welfare's decision to reject his application for the allowance because he did not satisfy the continuous ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/733982/old-age-payout-rule-violation
6. Comment - Insight & Opinion

   Help the helper

   Posted Apr 03rd 2013, 12:00am by Kelly Yang

   ... been working here for over 20 years and now, without any chance of future permanent residence, will probably still be helpers in another 20 years' time. The very least we can do is give ...

   http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1205671/help-helper
7. News - Hong Kong - RIGHT OF ABODE

   Cross-border babies not home yet

   Posted Mar 27th 2013, 12:00am by Patsy Moy

   ... to Beijing for an interpretation of the Basic Law regarding right of abode, which was expected to impact on mainlanders' babies born here - currently granted the right to permanently reside ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1200486/mainland-chinese-babies-not-home-yet
8. Magazines - Post Magazine - SUNDAY MORNING

   Rant: borderline ridiculous

   Posted Oct 14th 2012, 12:00am by ADAM

   ... Kong People Permanent Residency Adam Wright Adam Wright I've been a permanent resident of Hong Kong for more than 10 years. I pay my taxes, vote and consider myself to be a reasonably productive citizen of my particular special administrative region ... here all my life, 43 years. A HK born permanent resident. However, I still have to apply for a visa & use my passport every time I travel to China. Its the same for my parents, even though they have been HK residents since the 50's. The only way to not need a visa-entry to China is to have a re-entry permit, which is only possible if you can prove some connection ...

   http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1057899/rant-borderline-ridiculous
9. A win and a loss for couple in residency fight

   Posted Nov 04th 2011, 12:00am

   ... review of the government's rejection of his application for permanent residence but his wife Irene's case was rejected as she had previously breached her conditions of stay. ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/983828/win-and-loss-couple-residency-fight
10. Politicising helpers issue does not help

    Posted Aug 12th 2011, 12:00am

    ... of Hong Kong claimed that giving helpers permanent right of abode after the usual seven years' residence would open the door to hundreds of thousands of their relatives, double ...

    http://beta.scmp.com/article/975971/politicising-helpers-issue-does-not-help

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