time zone: Hong Kong migration agent John Hu said Australia had long been a preferred destination for emigrating Hongkongers, desired for its political stability, climate, similar time zone, and existing family links and Hong Kong diaspora, according to The Guardian. We must defend our city' A day in the life of a Hong Kong protester Read more The political climate is not easy here, Hu, principal consultant with John Hu Migration Consulting, said. Australia was the top destination for Hong Kong emigrants in 2018 nearly a third 2,400 of the 7,600 Hongkongers who left last year went to Australia. He said his business had experienced double-digit growth each year for the past five years, beginning when the 2014 pro-democracy Umbrella Movement occupied key city streets for 79 days. If we were getting 10 to 15 applications every month before, now it's 20 to 30. When protests start to bring unrest to Hong Kong, and as these protests have gone on for a long time, we have people ringing us up, they are becoming more and more determined to get a visa for what we call a plan B'. Over the last few months, there has been a very large increase in people inquiring about Australia.
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