For Hong Kongers looking for change, Taiwan an attractive option

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/02/16
By Flor Wang, CNA staff writer

Hong Kong’s political and social environment has undergone dramatic changes since its return to Chinese rule in 1997, changes that have left many there thinking about emigrating from the former British territory to an overseas haven.

Hong Kong’s Security Bureau estimates that between 6,900 and 10,300 people have applied to emigrate a year between 2005 and 2016, with the United States, Australia and Canada the three most popular destinations during that time.

But in recent years, interest in another much closer destination has gained steam among Hong Kong residents seeking a fresh start outside the “special administrative area” whose luster as a world-class city is slowly fading away.    [FULL  STORY]