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."





