Parents call for residency for mainland adult children

A group of residents visited the Identification Bureau last week petitioning for their overage children in the mainland to be granted Macau residency so that they can enter Macau to reunite with and take care of their aging parents.
The representatives from the Association of Macau Permanent Resident Parents of Non-beneficial Children cited the bureau representative, who told them that their opinion would be conveyed in a report to the Chief Executive and the Secretary for Administration and Justice.
The association head, Xu Songjiang, told TDM that they were satisfied with the meeting, regarding it as “a good beginning.” Xu also cited the bureau official, who said that the CE and the Secretary would also find time to receive the parents.
The leader said that no replies had been given since the bureau delivered their appeals previously, and that the CE had promised during last year’s election campaign that he would convey their appeals to the Central Government.
In response, the Identification Bureau issued a statement yesterday reaffirming that the Central Government’s policy for mainland residents entering Macau to permanently reside has not changed, and approval on these residents’ residence applications for their “adult children” cannot violate regulations in the mainland.
The bureau also indicated that their children residing in the mainland can apply to enter Macau for residence at the Public Security Authority’s mainland Immigration Department if their parents who are residing in Hong Kong or Macau are old and weak and can only be looked after by them.
“There are strict regulations on mainland residents entering Macau for residence.  Relatives of Macau residents in the mainland must make the application in the mainland.  Only those who are qualified will be permitted to reside in Macau,” stressed the bureau.