Right-of-abode seekers who were refused the right to stay in the SAR, reacted angrily to the decision of the Court of Final Appeal (CFA).
Why should they feel so aggrieved? They overstayed their visas in the SAR and have created a lot of problems since the handover in 1997. They seem to have overlooked the fact that their status does not entitle them to any guarantees. Why were they not repatriated immediately after the CFA made its ruling?
They argue families should not be split up. It is painful to be parted from loved ones, but they cannot use this as an excuse to stay here when, by law, they are not entitled to do so.
They must follow legal procedures and recognise they cannot jump the queue ahead of those on the mainland who are on the waiting list trying to get a one-way visa to Hong Kong.
I have heard of mainlanders overstaying and getting welfare benefits, while ordinary Hong Kong people work long hours for poor pay and enjoy no benefits. In this respect, the Government is not spending taxpayers' money wisely. If it wants to reduce public spending it should stop giving out benefits to overstayers. This would be better than cutting the wages of civil servants.
The right-of-abode seekers should accept the court's judgment and not appeal to the United Nations.
