42% of Hong Kong residents want to leave, survey by independent think-tank finds
City has become polarised with occasional violent protests, partly fuelled by tension with Beijing leaders
Hong Kong
WHEN activists began setting fire to trash bins and hurling bricks at police during a February riot in Hong Kong, Chris Lee became more convinced that his decision to leave his siblings and mother behind and move to Taiwan was the right one.
Hong Kong, long known as one of the safest and most law-abiding cities in Asia, has become increasingly polarised with occasional violent protests, fuelled in part by tension with Communist Party leaders in Beijing over the Chinese-ruled city's democratic future.
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