HK film producer confirmed as having applied for dependent residency
12/24/2020 10:35 PM
Hong Kong film producer Charles Heung Wah-Keung. Photo courtesy of China News Service
Taipei, Dec. 24 (CNA) Taiwan s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) confirmed on Thursday that high-profile Hong Kong film producer Charles Heung Wah-Keung (向華強) has applied to the National Immigration Agency (NIA) for a dependent alien resident card. Heung s application for residency is being handled by the NIA in line with the Regulations Governing Residency or Permanent Residency for People of the Hong Kong Area and the Macau Area, MAC spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) told a regular news briefing.
Heung and his son Jacky Heung (向佐) entered Taiwan in September for business reasons and their three-month stay can be extended for another three months, Chiu said.
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By Chen Yu-fu and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Hong Kong entertainment tycoon Charles Heung’s (向華強) application for Taiwanese residency is likely to founder due to his ties to Beijing, a source connected to the national security establishment said.
Heung is chairman of China Star Entertainment (中國星). The former actor is perhaps best known for playing a supporting role in the 1989 film
God of Gamblers.
2020/12/24 20:54 Charles Heung (right) (Facebook, Jacky Heung photo) Charles Heung (right) (Facebook, Jacky Heung photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) News about a Hong Kong movie producer who supports the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) but is seeking to live in Taiwan has drawn a backlash. Reports that producer Charles Heung (向華強), whose wife Chen Lan (陳嵐) is Taiwanese, has applied to Taiwan’s National Immigration Agency (NIA) for a dependent visa were confirmed by the Mainland Affair Council (MAC). Youth groups in Hong Kong and Taiwan have reacted angrily to the news, saying that people who support the CCP should not be welcome to live in Taiwan.