Anthony Kwan for The New York TimesHONG KONG — Long before the school year began, Chim Hon Ming, a primary school principal in Hong Kong, knew this year’s student body would be smaller. The city’s birthrate had already been falling, and families were increasingly frustrated by Hong Kong’s strict pandemic restrictions and the political turmoil.香港——早在新学年开始之前，香港一所小学的校长詹汉铭就知道，今年的学生人数会减少。
Last year, Hong Kong experienced a population drop of 1.2 percent, its biggest since the government began keeping records in the 1960s. From July 2020, when China imposed a national security law, through the following July, more than 89,000 people left the city of 7.5 million, according to provisional government data.去年，香港人口下降了1.2%，这是自政府在20世纪60年代开始统计人口以来的最大降幅。
Anthony Kwan for The New York TimesThe exodus of residents has cut across society. Hong Kong already faced a doctor shortage, and in the 12 months ended in August, 4.9 percent of public hospital doctors and 6.7 percent of nurses had quit, many to emigrate, according to the hospital authority’s chairman. Residents leaving Hong Kong withdrew $270 million from the city’s mandatory retirement plan between April and June, the largest amount in at least seven years, government statistics show.香港居民大批离开已影响整个社会 ... 阅读全文
Last year, Hong Kong experienced a population drop of 1.2 percent, its biggest since the government began keeping records in the 1960s. From July 2020, when China imposed a national security law, through the following July, more than 89,000 people left the city of 7.5 million, according to provisional government data.去年，香港人口下降了1.2%，这是自政府在20世纪60年代开始统计人口以来的最大降幅。
Anthony Kwan for The New York TimesThe exodus of residents has cut across society. Hong Kong already faced a doctor shortage, and in the 12 months ended in August, 4.9 percent of public hospital doctors and 6.7 percent of nurses had quit, many to emigrate, according to the hospital authority’s chairman. Residents leaving Hong Kong withdrew $270 million from the city’s mandatory retirement plan between April and June, the largest amount in at least seven years, government statistics show.香港居民大批离开已影响整个社会 ... 阅读全文