That's a fundamental question. While we are talking about how we are going to assist people from Hong Kong as they come to our shores, the other question is this: What do we do for the people of Hong Kong?
The idea that Hong Kong is on fire, that its system is collapsing, I think is misleading. It's a place of deep political turbulence, but the city itself is there.
The question then becomes how we are of most value. Our universities, rather than shutting down connections with Hong Kong, are going to have to try to find more ways to connect with them, to do things in Canada that can't be done in Hong Kong. Publication, self-censorship restrictions in Hong Kong...we don't need to perform that way. We can do something a little better.
I think the fundamental issue is about how we try to encourage democracy and human rights in Hong Kong, even recognizing that we have little immediate influence. We need to hope for and nourish the emergence of a moderate democratic middle that can navigate the limited space for political change that still exists in Hong Kong. There are more opportunities in Hong Kong still than in mainland China, and let's not lose those connections through some rash action that will have the PRC close the door even further.