Hong Kong: The Complicated Way Forward for Pro-Establishment Supporters

This picture taken on July 18, 2021, shows people waving goodbye as passengers make their way through the departure gates of Hong Kong's International Airport. At that time, Hong Kong's virtually deserted airport filled twice a day, with the sound of tearful goodbyes, as residents fearful for their future under China's increasingly authoritarian rule, travelled to start a new life overseas, mostly in Britain. Adrian Yu/Epoch Times

Commentary

The real wave of Hong Kong emigration will come this year and next year, in which 70 percent of emigrants will come from ”yellow” supporters (pro-democracy) and 30 percent from “blue” supporters (the pro-establishment camp), commented Professor Joseph Lian, an economist who had served as a senior advisor in Hong Kong’s Central Policy Unit, in an interview with Sarah Liang from Epoch Times.