So Long, Hong Kong?
With just two months to go before I lose my permanent residency, is it something still worth fighting for, or is it time to let go of a city that's changed beyond all recognition?
In two months, my Hong Kong permanent residency expires.
As an ethnic non-Chinese Hongkonger, I’m obliged to return every 36 months to keep my PR, as we call it. Now, this doesn’t really require much. In fact, as long as I just enter Hong Kong, my PR status is automatically renewed. This means, I can land, go through immigration, then immediately turn a…
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