I don't think the government needs to take any formal measures to overtly force the bulk of the expats to leave.
They are doing it by stealth by refusing to make any changes that would encourage them to stay. They are refusing to deal with the combined issues of inflation and the currency peg.
No measures are being put in place to protect the rights and liberties of the lower paid workers either.
I'm not suggesting that the government should deal with any of these issues - they are free to act as they chose. What I am saying is that I don't think they would shed a tear if many of the asian migrants who are living here near the poverty line decided to return to their country of origin. If they wanted them to stay, there are many things they could do to make life easier for them.
You make a good point.
I don't think the government needs to take any formal measures to overtly force the bulk of the expats to leave.
They are doing it by stealth by refusing to make any changes that would encourage them to stay. They are refusing to deal with the combined issues of inflation and the currency peg.
No measures are being put in place to protect the rights and liberties of the lower paid workers either.
I'm not suggesting that the government should deal with any of these issues - they are free to act as they chose. What I am saying is that I don't think they would shed a tear if many of the asian migrants who are living here near the poverty line decided to return to their country of origin. If they wanted them to stay, there are many things they could do to make life easier for them.