Hong Kong population boosted by mainland Chinese inflow in 2023

One-way permits offset natural decrease, emigrants, other downward pressure

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Hong Kong's population increased by 0.4% year-on-year at the end of 2023, thanks to a special immigration arrangement that allows mainland Chinese to reunite with family in the city. (Photo by Kenji Kawase)  

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's population increased slightly last year, owing mainly to an arrangement that allows mainland Chinese to live in the city.

The city's residents rose to 7,503,100 at the end of 2023, up by 30,500, or 0.4%, from a year ago, according to a provisional estimate released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday.

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