Thank you, Chair.
Mr. Nankivell, the young man I was referring to in my last question is Tony Chung, a 19-year-old who was arrested on October 27 near the United States consulate in Hong Kong. Reports say that he was planning on seeking asylum but he had been arrested in July of 2020 under the existing security law in relation to social media posts, which is not normally regarded as a violent crime.
Had Mr. Chung come to the Canadian consulate and visitor access, are there any mechanisms available to you and to your consulate to assist someone like Mr. Chung who may be seeking asylum, although, as you say, you don't grant asylum in the country where a person resides? Is there any mechanism where you could provide travel documentation or in some way assist that person to get into a place where he could claim asylum?