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Hong Kong population drops for 3rd year under COVID shadow

Por: Associated Press Health February 16, 2023

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HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s government announced Thursday that the territory’s population dropped for a third straight year as deaths rose during the pandemic and anti-virus measures reduced the number of arriving workers, but did not mention an exodus of residents sparked by a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement.The city’s population declined 0.9% to 7.3 million at the end of 2022 from a year earlier, according to provisional data... + full article



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