As Hong Kongers seek to emigrate, some simply can't leave

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As China's communist leaders tighten controls that many believe are stripping semi-autonomous Hong Kong of its freedoms, some families are considering moving away from the former British colony, but few can afford to.

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After Britain announced in May that it would allow holders of British National passports extended stays and a path to citizenship, thousands of Hong Kongers rushed to renew or apply for them.

"We don't have to worry about putting food on the table or the clothes on our backs, but there isn't much room for more," said Lam, a freelance designer whose family's monthly income is about $4,300. Even moving to nearby Taiwan, a self-governed island democracy that China claims as its own territory, would be a stretch financially, Lam says.

As a freewheeling capitalist enclave, Hong Kong's population includes nearly 732,000 expatriates in the territory. The increase coincided with the enactment of the security law, imposed by Beijing after the mass protests that began last year, triggered by proposed extradition legislation that could have resulted in Hong Kong people facing trial in mainland Chinese courts.

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I don’t think the world cares what happens to Hong Kong. They could have surrounded HK with war ships from 100+ countries. Same with Taiwan, and the Japanese disputed islands. China would have been stopped in their tracks.

They’re called Hong Kongers? I would have suspected Hong Kongians.

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