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Hong Kong’s Emigration Wave Continues, With UK and Taiwan First Choices

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Hong Kong’s Emigration Wave Continues, With UK and Taiwan First Choices
Travelers wait to check in for their flights at the airport in Hong Kong on Aug. 14, 2019. Vincent Thian/AP Photo
Kathleen Li
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Hong Kong’s new National Security Law has changed the region’s social climate and triggered a new wave of emigration.

Hong Kong’s official census shows that 66,000 residents moved out in 2020, mostly the young and middle-aged. One survey showed that 84 percent of high-income groups were considering emigrating overseas.

Kathleen Li
Kathleen Li
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Kathleen Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2009 and focuses on China-related topics. She is an engineer, chartered in civil and structural engineering in Australia.
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