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provisional estimate of the Hong Kong population was 7 394 700 at mid-2021, representing a decrease of 87 100 or 1.2% from 7 481 800 at mid-2020; net outflow of 89 200 Hong Kong residentshttps://t.co/LXwkHI9uQ4
— Kris Cheng (@krislc) August 12, 2021
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#HongKong Emigration Update:
— HKfacts&figures (@HKfactsnfigures) August 6, 2021
Net change of #HK residents arriving/departing HK airport
Since the start of August: -1,785
Since the start of the year: -87,590
Since the start of the NSL: -139,923#InvestHK #AsiasWorldCity #BrandHongKong #DiscoverHongKong #GreaterBayArea #NSL
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The aging of Hong Kong accelerated a bit.
— Sunchartist aka Gordian Knot (@sunchartist) August 12, 2021
Most, if not all, of the emigration, is Under 55 years cohort.
Since 2019 estimated has declined by 3.77% (based on Hong Kong census & number of people leaving until 11 Aug 2021)
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https://twitter.com/HimalayaDC1/status/1422417416877793280?s=19
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But a net 110,000 citizens have left through the airport since June last year. About 34,300 have applied for the UK visa, but of course that's not the whole story for either country. https://t.co/wYqCh5L2t1
— Owen (Abridged Edition) (@OwenInVan) August 11, 2021
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Fears-of-Hong-Kong-exit-ban-add-to-emigration-wave
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Left behind: #HongKong’s emigration wave leads to more pets being abandoned as owners leave city in a hurryhttps://t.co/AWgwOgCm4k pic.twitter.com/KJfCL1T7qi
— Bien Perez (@BienPerez) August 8, 2021
https://t.co/HV9iwUA8JP https://t.co/wn4wPSkLyc pic.twitter.com/8aN2PihFzg
— simonthong aka kitty poo (@KittyPo80176717) August 12, 2021
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