Within the legislation there are provisions that officers will look at with respect to criminality, but the criminality has to be equivalent to that in Canadian law, so for Hong Kong nationals who participated in protests there would have to be an equivalent part in the Canadian Criminal Code that would find them inadmissible. Based on experience, that is not the case.
Further, officers are also very aware and mindful of the complexities, and are looking at the cases on an individualized basis. They do have sound judgment, so they know there are unique circumstances to take into consideration for Hong Kong.