Goodbye Hong Kong: Territory sees rise in prospective emigrants

Political qualms and bad living conditions drive young people overseas

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Pro-independence supporters take part in a New Year's Day march in Hong Kong. Uncertainty over the territory's political future is one reason why many young residents want to leave. © Reuters

TAKESHI KIHARA, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- The number of young people looking to emigrate from Hong Kong is rising sharply, nearly 22 years after the former British colony was returned to China.

"I want to leave because Hong Kong is no longer what it used to be," said Jonathan Chan, a 24-year-old Hong Kong student at the University of British Columbia in Canada. "My plan is to get a master's degree in Canada, find a job, and start a new life."

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