Allow parents of ‘double-no’ babies to stay and work in HK

The term "new Hongkongers" reminds me of Newtypes in the Gundam Series, the metaseries of space opera anime created by Sunrise studios that features giant robots called "Mobile Suits".self storage People of my generation (post-70s and post-80s) grew up watching Amuro Ray, protagonist of the first series and also the most well-known Newtype, fought other evil Newtypes with some of the more powerful Mobile Suits — the Gundams. One of the motifs of Gundam's Universal Century Series is the exploitation of the Newtypes, which have become cannon fodder for greedy politicians and violent militarists, creating even more destruction. Then we now have "Type II babies" alongside Type II diabetes. Referring to "babies born by mainland women in Hong Kong and whose fathers are not Hong Kong permanent residents." This term has long been used by the government as a secret code word for the "double-no's" (shuang fei). With the commencement of the government's population policy consultation, this offending term has now slipped into popular usage. If "Type II's" are "double-no's" and "Type I's" are "single-no's" (those whose fathers are Hong Kong permanent residents, i.e. dan fei), I wonder what is the designated code for aboriginal kids. "Type III", perhaps? Or is it "Type 0"? "Type 0" is, of course, another term that is used often in anime that involves robots. One that comes to mind is the "Type 0" from the classic, Mobile Police Patlabor. Using code words have its advantages. Compared to the alternative, it's much easier to say "let's stop the production of the 'Type II'" (and that's what exactly was done by the government earlier this year). As the production of "Type II" halts, according to the consultation paper, "(Type II's) demand for local Primary One school places will peak between the 2016/17 and 2018/19 school years and return to a normal. In the long run, these "Type II" children may become a possible source to replenish our shrinking working population. The equivocal "may" suggests not so much uncertainty as unwillingness. There is a widespread misunderstanding that "Type II" babies (and their parents迷你倉 are welfare seekers, and thus they are less worthy than "Type I" babies. The government has never tried to dispel this myth, although it has the study entitled "Babies Born in Hong Kong to Mainland Women" (published in the Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics, September 2011) at its disposal. According to the results of the study, mainland mothers of "Type II" babies are significantly more economically active, more likely to work as administrators, managers and professionals, more educated, and older than the mothers of "Type I" babies. Moreover, the educational and occupational characteristics of fathers of "Type II" babies are not only higher than right-of-abode fathers of "Type I" babies, but are likely to be higher than average for all fathers who are Hong Kong residents of babies born in recent years. The findings make perfect sense, as historically, "Type I" babies were given birth by women from the rural mainland, and who were married to relatively older men who could not find a wife in Hong Kong (but this is a pattern based on past economic situations that may not be applicable soon). At the same time, the cost for giving birth in Hong Kong and other associated expenses involved in raising a "Type II" baby (including additional schooling fees and travel expenses) means that parents of "Type II" babies are often middle-class. A solution for our "labor shortage" that would yield instant results is to allow parents of "Type II" babies to stay and work in Hong Kong. This will have the effect of injecting new blood into the labor force immediately, and will also greatly increase the likelihood that "Type II" babies will stay in Hong Kong to "replenish stocks" in the long run. But our government prefers the foreign-educated type. No matter what, "Type II" babies will never become "new Hongkongers" according to the latest definition. The honor is reserved for those introduced by the Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and the Professionals Quality Migrant Admission Scheme. "Type II" babies can only dream of becoming "Type II Hongkongers." The author is a current affairs commentator. mini storage