2021年8月12日
Mark O’Neill
EJ Insight
Is Hong Kong's elite leaving?
As Hong Kong people watch tearful farewells at the airport and YouTube videos of their neighbours moving into new homes in Reading and Manchester, they ask: "Is the city's elite leaving?"
The available data does not give a clear answer. According to Hong Kong government figures, there was a net outflow of 39,800 people from the city in 2020, after a net inflow for the previous nine years.
In the 12 months since the National Security Law (NSL) was enacted on June 30, 2020, there has been a net outflow of over 100,000, 1.4 per cent of the population. In the same period, more than 2,000 people applied each month for a "no criminal record" document, a pre-condition for an immigrant visa, with 3,924 in May this year, the highest for three years. ...
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