Hong Kong 25 anos depois da devolução infographic
A infografia mostra a taxa de variação anual da população de Hong Kong desde 1990.
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Hong Kong assinala 25 anos do fim do domínio britânico

June 29, 2022 - Vinte e cinco anos após a saída de Hong Kong da soberania britânica e devolução à China, a repressão das liberdades por Pequim contribui para um acentuado aumento da emigração do território.

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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