Sorry for not replying earlier. My connection to GOG was unstable yesterday (well, MORE unstable than usual, that is).

To GR:
Personally I find that joke OK, if not more funny :) but if my word won’t be interpreted with bad intents by anyone-since HK issue is somewhat more sensitive than ever-I’d actually like to share some thoughts about this for anyone interested:
1. First of all, what I am gonna say will just be the perspective from an average China mainlander. People can have different perspectives, and what I say is probably not the whole truth, so, it’s just for you who are interested in how China mainlanders view this topic;
2. As you probably have noticed, when there’s a topic related to Hong Kong, or Taiwan, “Chinese” tend to describe themselves as “mainlanders” so as to show that Hong Kong and Taiwan both belong to China. Remember, I’m just describing how “Chinese” think about this topic, not to start a fight or something. Besides, personally, I’m quite open about these issues, though I figure it’s no harm to mention it since most mainlanders (so as people from Hong Kong and Taiwan) do care more about these things.
3. Now here’s some more positive part, hopefully :) I think that no people should be judged by their nationalities alone. And being a mainlander or HK resident doesn’t automatically makes one dislike the other, it all depends (I understand that as a joke you can’t go into so much details or it’d be not so funny anymore. This is just said to make my point more clear:) And personally, I wish that when there is news or reports or whatever influences that wants to make you hate or contempt someone else, everyone would think and feel more individually, instead of just think or feel the way they want you to.
4. Finally, in respect of the qualification, I agree with you. People in Hong Kong also suffer from this pandemic, so personally I see no problem accepting Hong Kong entries.

To Korotan:
1. About the qualification of entries, first, as I mentioned, I’m not so sure if we should put a restriction about their activities here, but maybe we can try and see. Just put the restriction there, and if it doesn’t work, then cancel it; second, theoretically, I think it’s not unfair if entries from Wuhan or Hubei province (where Wuhan city belongs to) get higher priorities, since they do have much much more dire situation than any other places (the city can look like it’s dead from an outdoor view). But admittedly, it’s not so easy to tell if a user actually lives there, so...but, maybe we can combine this with the next point:
2. About the 3rd requirement, how about ask them to describe the situation they are in, or the stupid things they do at home to stay positive? ;) IMO topics like these seem natural to people under this situation, and can be more varied so that people can’t easily copy & paste some good words if they want to fake. Maybe like “where do you live? What’s the situation there? Any funny or serious things recently?”
3. As for the translation issue, while I’m not really so confident in translating back and forth, I’d like to try to translate them so that you guys may decide for yourselves who would get the gifts, as long as it’s not too much or too hard for me ;)
4. Just notice GR’s suggestion about filtering people by their registration date. Smart!

I may have left out something, since writing in English takes long time for me and I sometimes forget what I planned to say during the process. So please remind me if I do, thank you :)

And also sorry for not quoting properly, for I’m never sure how to quote multiple pieces effectively in one post. Or is that I just need to quote and reply several times and let the system merge them for me?