Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you very much, Mr. Minister. Personally, I'm very happy you're here. As you probably know, we began this segment of our study on Hong Kong with a sense of urgency, given the application of the National Security Law in Hong Kong. This law means that democracy advocates in Hong Kong are now at risk and are looking for ways, if necessary, to find refugee somewhere.
The plan you announced fills a gap that had been identified. The British have put in place a number of measures to welcome people from Hong Kong who were present at the time of the handover. This excludes all the young people who were obviously not born at the time of the handover, who cannot take advantage of these mechanisms that have been put in place to find refuge in the United Kingdom.
By the Prime Minister's own admission, the measures aimed at welcoming young and qualified nationals from Hong Kong are not humanitarian measures, since they leave out many young people who are not necessarily qualified or, as our colleague said earlier, perhaps slightly older defenders of democracy.
What do you have in mind for these younger or older people who aren't currently covered by the measures that you've just told us about?