Hong Kong Population Drops by Record as People Flee Covid Curbs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-11/hong-kong-population-drops-by-record-as-people-flee-covid-curbs

Hong Kong’s population dropped by a record as people fled strict Covid-19 restrictions that have hobbled the city as most other regions move on from the pandemic.

The city saw a decline of 121,500 residents in the year ended June 30, leaving the population at about 7.29 million, according to government data released Thursday.

That means the population fell 1.6%, marking the third straight year of declines and the biggest drop in at least six decades.

A wide-reaching national security law may have also been a contributing factor.