FILE PHOTO: Locals shout at riot police as they chase anti-government protesters down Nathan Road in Mong Kok in Hong Kong, China August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
SYDNEY: Australia is seeing an increase in interest in its millionaires-only visa programme from wealthy Hong Kong residents who are eyeing a safety net amid political turmoil in the Chinese-ruled territory, migration lawyers told Reuters.
The New South Wales state migration department "has noticed a significant increase in applications" from Hong Kong in recent months, it said in a letter to agents this week, and seen by Reuters.
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