ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWAt least 72 protesters were hospitalized and two are in serious condition, according to the Hong Kong Hospital Authority. Read more: Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law Opinion | Hong Kong protesters deserve support from all friends of democracy Some Hong Kong residents are now making arrangements to leave, saying the extradition law, if passed, would be the last straw in years of increasingly aggressive authoritarian moves from China. Historically, most of the Chinese immigration to Vancouver came from the southern part of China, specifically from Hong Kong, said Yan. “I would assume more parents would want their children educated abroad, particularly pursuing North American education, possibly as a path of immigration.” Immigration from Hong Kong has dropped off in the past two decades, but with growing uncertainty between the territory and China, Hong Kong residents may start looking at their options, he said. Yeung recalls the Umbrella Movement in 2014, where protesters occupied the central business district in Hong Kong for months in a bid to bring universal suffrage to Hong Kong.

Source: thestar June 13, 2019 02:25 UTC