Washington – A record exodus of Hong Kongers over the past 12 months is raising concerns that the island’s status as a global financial hub may be at risk.
More than 113,000 residents left the territory in the past year, marking a 1.6% population decline. It is Hong Kong’s biggest population drop since record keeping began more than 60 years ago.
From 2020 to 2021, 89,200 people – or 0.3% – left the city, a