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 Hong Kong, a 25 años de la entrega infographic
El gráfico muestra la tasa anual de crecimiento poblacional de Hong Kong desde 1990.
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Hong Kong cumple 25 años de su entrega a China

June 29, 2022 - Hace 25 años Hong Kong volvió al dominio de China después de 156 años de régimen colonial británico, entonces Beijing prometió una amplia gama de libertades negadas a los habitantes de China continental.

Government estimates show hundreds of thousands of people quit Hong Kong in the years that preceded the handover for a new life overseas – many citing fears of a future under Beijing's thumb, according to AFP.

As the territory celebrates the handover’s 25th anniversary on Friday, with citywide posters proclaiming “a new era of stability, prosperity and opportunity”, another exodus is under way.

Under the One Country, Two Systems principle set out with Britain, China agreed that Hong Kong would maintain a high degree of autonomy and independent judicial power and that the city’s leader would be appointed by Beijing on the basis of local elections or consultations.

Beijing’s imposition of a sweeping national security law has helped propel a new wave of emigrants across the world, swelling the diaspora of those who feel dispossessed by Chinese rule, AFP said.

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PUBLISHED: 29/06/2022; STORY: Graphic News
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