Opinion polls indicate that being granted the right to live abroad can remedy the misgivings some Hong Kong people feel, and some residents say that because of this they are even more willing to remain there. At least in the short term they do not have to concern themselves with the question of emigration and can for the next several years continue to work in Hong Kong with assurance.
根據一項民意調查顯示，給予外國居留權確能挽救部分港人的信心問題，而部分港人更表示會因此而留下不走，至少短期內不用再彷徨移民問題，而可以今後幾年在港安心工作。