Category: Hong Kong Emigrants

Cantonese Becomes Australia’s Fourth Most Spoken Foreign Language as Number of Hong Kong Arrivals Hit Record Highs

The latest figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveal that Australia’s Cantonese-speaking population increased by more than 14,000 in the space of five years, making Cantonese the fourth most spoken language in the country. According to the ABS census data released on June 28, the top five most spoken languages excluding English,…


One Chinese Youth Takes a 6,000 Mile Solo Ride Across the US

One morning in early October 2021. Alex Lee woke up from the intensive care unit (ICU). He had lost one of his front teeth, a spleen, but ‘gained’ a few more scars. But that hasn’t changed his determination to ride to Boston, the birthplace of American freedom. Starting from Los Angeles, California, the cyclist carried…


‘Wandering Hong Kong’ Art Exhibition Opens in New York

As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intensifies its control over Hong Kong, more and more Hong Kong people are emigrating overseas. On the third anniversary of the anti-Extradition Movement, organizations of Hong Kongers in different countries are holding exhibitions and community activities to mark the occasion. Joseph Lian Yizheng (練乙錚), professor of economics and media…


Teaching Association Raises Alarm Bells as Top Educators, Students Continue to Flee Hong Kong

Droves of people are leaving Hong Kong, including many teachers who feel pressure to self-censor their political opinions both inside and outside the classroom. This has prompted the Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools (HKAHSS) to express concern over the loss of talent. It has called on the local authorities to create…


Chinese Enterprises and Tycoons are in a Money Transfer Frenzy, Singapore the Top Choice

A Chinese Tycoon from Fujian Province recently bought 20 units at Canninghill Piers, a luxury condominium development in Singapore. More and more Chinese tycoons are worried about leaving a large proportion of their money in mainland China and are transferring their assets abroad. Within this asset transfer fever, Singapore has become the number one safe…


Hong Kong’s New Wave of Emigrants

Since July 2020, at least 300,000 people have left Hong Kong. In the first three months of 2022, the number amounted to 140,000. An opinion poll by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute in late March this year shows that 24 percent of the respondents had plans of emigration. Among supporters of the pro-democracy camp,…