Hongkongers Troubled by Ongoing Protests Look for New Homes Abroad

Hongkongers Troubled by Ongoing Protests Look for New Homes Abroad
People take photos of Hong Kong from the Peak Tower, China on Sept. 5, 2019. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters
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HONG KONG/MELBOURNE/VANCOUVER—As protests in Hong Kong stretch from summer into autumn with little sign of resolution, a surge in migration applications suggests more locals are making plans to leave the special administrative region.

Their sentiments, reflected in passport paperwork and in interviews with residents, migration agents and real estate brokers across the globe, show the potential for human and capital flight out of Hong Kong.