One in five Hong Kongers consider leaving, poll finds

HONG KONG: More than one in five Hong Kongers would consider emigrating as pessimism grows over the former British colony’s political independence, a survey showed.

Hong Kong is in the midst of a showdown over how residents will select the city’s next leader in 2017, pitting students and other pro-democracy activists against Beijing’s move to assert greater control over the semi-autonomous Chinese city.