The Hong Kong Police Force has been facing difficulties filling more than 5,000 job vacancies after the turmoil that engulfed the city due to the government’s unpopular anti-extradition bill.
To attract more applicants, the enrollment requirement of seven years residency in Hong Kong was canceled in April, allowing candidates that have permanent residency in Hong Kong to apply for a job.
But some analysts say this change in policy by the Hong Kong government will allow further infiltration of Hong Kong society by those loyal to Chinese Communist Party (CCP), furthering Beijing’s control of Hong Kong society.
“This may be an initiative of the CCP to further penetrate and control Hong Kong,” said Xin Tian, a professor at the Aiken School of Business at the University of South Carolina….