People are leaving Hong Kong and here’s where they’re going
They stuck it out during the political protests of 2019.Then they lasted through nearly two years of pandemic.But this year, they say they've had enough.Residents of Hong Kong are leaving the city in droves in 2022 — not because they want to, several told CNBC, but because Covid restrictions and what they see as an erosion of democratic norms are pushing them to leave.A surge in departures is accelerating a "brain drain" of professional talent — a situation which hit fever pitch around March, as omicron-driven Covid cases skyrocketed across the city.Now Hong Kong's ever-chipper lifestyle websites, once dominated by articles about the city's best dim sum and foot massages parlors, are focusing on moving-to-do lists and farewell gift guides.'Absolute mass exodus'The office of Hong Kong Ch...