I used to live in Hong Kong. In the past 2 year situation has been Orwellian. News outlet being shutdown, pro-democratic parties dismissed, charities disbanded, whole members of political party got arrested, among others. At least 1% of the population fled the city in the first half of 2021.
In a parallel universe, and completely unrelated note, my friends in China, thinks their country can finally stand-up against the west. They cannot be more proud of their country. There is also the sentiment that the West would not doing anything concrete against China
I can dig up figures and references if anyone interested
Edited with reference:
[1] Clam down on Apple Daily, the only pro-democratic (that I know of) news outlet in Hong Kong
[2] Directors of Apple Daily arrested
[3] 65,000 applications of BN(O) visa, the visa for HKers to move to the UK. HK population is around 7.5M
[4] Youtubers exodus, for fear of government prosecution in the name of the national security or for whatever reason.
[5] 230 Democrats quitting local council.
[6] There are around 479 local council in total. So about half of them quit
[7] People were arrested in the name of national security here and there. A charity, formed last year, providing inmate visiting service, will be dismissed. Only Chinese source available at the moment
[8] During the peak of mass migration in the 90s, 62,000 people per year moved away from HK. Compare with 65,000 moving to the UK in the first 6 months
[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kongs-apple-daily-will-clo...
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/17/hong-kong-poli...
[3] https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/65-000-hongkongers-apply-...
[4]
https://www.youtube.com/c/memehongkong
https://www.youtube.com/c/bobsyouruncle1981
https://www.youtube.com/c/Gavinchiu001
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjj_osiKAP_qTtJAr6IrvA
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh_KRmXM4RiQFvOBBDpvC6Q
[5] https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/230-elected-pro-democrats-q...
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_councils_of_Hong_Kong
[7] https://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=449783
[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waves_of_mass_migrations_from_...
In a parallel universe, and completely unrelated note, my friends in China, thinks their country can finally stand-up against the west. They cannot be more proud of their country. There is also the sentiment that the West would not doing anything concrete against China
I can dig up figures and references if anyone interested
Edited with reference:
[1] Clam down on Apple Daily, the only pro-democratic (that I know of) news outlet in Hong Kong
[2] Directors of Apple Daily arrested
[3] 65,000 applications of BN(O) visa, the visa for HKers to move to the UK. HK population is around 7.5M
[4] Youtubers exodus, for fear of government prosecution in the name of the national security or for whatever reason.
[5] 230 Democrats quitting local council.
[6] There are around 479 local council in total. So about half of them quit
[7] People were arrested in the name of national security here and there. A charity, formed last year, providing inmate visiting service, will be dismissed. Only Chinese source available at the moment
[8] During the peak of mass migration in the 90s, 62,000 people per year moved away from HK. Compare with 65,000 moving to the UK in the first 6 months
[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kongs-apple-daily-will-clo...
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/17/hong-kong-poli...
[3] https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/65-000-hongkongers-apply-...
[4] https://www.youtube.com/c/memehongkong https://www.youtube.com/c/bobsyouruncle1981 https://www.youtube.com/c/Gavinchiu001 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVjj_osiKAP_qTtJAr6IrvA https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh_KRmXM4RiQFvOBBDpvC6Q
[5] https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/230-elected-pro-democrats-q...
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_councils_of_Hong_Kong
[7] https://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=449783
[8] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waves_of_mass_migrations_from_...