The official line is that “it is being handled at the highest level.” What does that mean. Anyone’s guess. Probably that the directors of the company are involved. So either, not even they can get any traction on this or it’s not really a priority.
I suspect that soon as HKG is drawn willingly or otherwise in to mainlands embrace things will change. Having a large base of foreigners in a Chinese city does not enhance “social harmony and cohesion”, which means if you try to undermine our power base we are going to mess you up.
Look at all the comments from high level officials about black hand involvement in HKG’s political unrest. Foreigners will increasingly be seen as a threat. If you have a US, Australian, Canadian, Kiwi, British passport (Five eyes countries) good luck with a visa.
Start offshoring your assets because there’s an ill wind starting to blow in from the North.