Sun Yuzheng, director of the Hong Kong government workers and benefits of the Hong Kong Government, who participated in the overall "Gao Caitong" plan, said in response to the incident on Tuesday morning, saying that there is no comment on the case, but admitted that "Gao Cai Tong is now Talent,"The applicant does not need to fill in the criminal records, and the official will adjust and review the application process from time to time, including the personal data filled in by the applicant.
He Jiankui, a scientist in mainland China, who was sentenced to three years in prison for "gene editing baby", was sentenced to three years in prison for illegal medical treatment. Recently, he applied for the "High -end Talent Pass" and was approved by the Hong Kong government.Great controversy.
The Hong Kong Entry Department announced on Tuesday (February 21) that the "High -end Talent Pass" (Gao Cai Tong) planned application process was announced in the evening. The applicant must declare whether there is a record of criminal conviction from Wednesday.Applicants are approved to pay relevant information.
Sun Yuzheng, the director of the Hong Kong Government Labor and Welfare Bureau, who participated in the "Gao Cai Tong" plan, said in response to the incident on Tuesday morning that he did not comment on the case, but it was acknowledged that the current "Gao Caitong" applicant did not need to fill in the criminal record.Officials will adjust and review the application process of the plan from time to time, including personal information filled in by the applicant.
Sun Yuzheng emphasized that the "Gao Cai Tong" plan will be finalized by the director of the Immigration Department. If any application involves an unreal statement or does not match the facts, the application will be considered invalid and the endorsement of the issued can be canceled.Even if the approved endorsement has successfully arrived in Hong Kong, when the certificate of two years of follow -up certificate, the Immigration Department will check the case again.
In an interview with many media in Hong Kong on Tuesday, He Jiankui confirmed that he had been approved by his application for "Gao Caitong" and should be able to go to Hong Kong next month.He is in contact with Hong Kong universities and companies to work in scientific research on rare genetic treatment.
Hong Kong netizens have questioned why there is a talent plan to apply for a talent
He Jiankui originally served as an associate professor at Shenzhen South China University of Science and Technology. In 2018, he announced the use of gene editing to cultivate a pair of AIDS immune babies, causing huge ethical disputes.At the end of 2019, the Shenzhen court sentenced him to three years and fined 3 million yuan (RMB, about S $ 600,000).He Jiankui was released in April last year.
In many popular network discussion areas such as "Lian Deng", many netizens have questioned why those who have the bottom of the case can apply for the Hong Kong input talent plan.
Some netizens lamented that even people who have been in prison can become entered talents. It is difficult to imagine what Hong Kong will look like two years later.Some netizens have questioned that Hong Kong's illegal law (Note: Participating in the anti -repair movement) cannot be confiscated and returned to the mainland.
Tang Jiazheng, a member of the Hong Kong Executive Council, who is a senior barrister, said that people who have recorded criminal records will generally not be approved if they apply for immigration, but "Gao Caitong" is not an immigration plan.According to his understanding, criminal records are not an important consideration for the plan.
However, Dr. Zhou Boshan, president of the folk think tank "Xiangjiang Zhihui", said in an interview with Lianhe Zaobao that Hong Kong institutions generally require employees to declare whether there are criminal records.There are some difficulties.The "Gao Cai Tong" plan does not need to apply at the bottom of the case, reflecting the loopholes in the application procedure.He suggested that the official dead sheep should be made up and should be declared in the future.
Zhou Bozhan also emphasized that society should give more opportunities for people, and people who may not be at the bottom of the case must be refused to be outside the door.Judging from He Jiankui's resume, he is a very capable scientist, but he has taken the wrong way before."At present, Hong Kong needs talents like him. If he has changed his self -renewal, he should give opportunities, but you must supervise the mechanism."
In order to grab talents, the Hong Kong Government has launched a "Gao Cai Tong" plan earlier, and about 7,700 has been approved so far.According to the requirements of the plan, the three types of qualified talents include people with an annual salary of HK $ 2.5 million or more; graduated from the top 100 universities around the world and accumulated three years of work experience in the past five years without setting limit;Strong universities, but people who have less than three years of work experience have a limit of 10,000 people.
