One in five Hong Kong residents consider leaving over cloudy political future -survey


  • World
  • Monday, 22 Sep 2014

Pro-democracy protesters from the banking and financial sector carry banners and placards during a demonstration ahead of the Occupy Central civil disobedience movement at Hong Kong's Central district September 18, 2014. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

HONG KONG (Reuters) - More than a fifth of Hong Kong residents are considering leaving the city, spurred by concerns about its political future, a survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong showed.

Hong Kong residents are uneasy after months of rallies, protests and an unofficial referendum have exposed political rifts in the Asian financial hub.

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