홍콩 시민 대만 이민 신청 급증... 시위 본격화 후 45% 늘어

Staying with that topic.
It seems a growing number of locals are seeking to relocate to other countries.
The South China Morning Post reported Sunday that the number of Hong Kong residents who applied to live or stay in Taiwan increased by nearly 46 percent this June and July,... compared to 2018.
As of mid-August, over 2-thousand Hong Kong citizens filed an application,... with nearly all of them approved.
The paper said Taiwan's immigration authorities are speeding up the processing of their documents,... encouraging Hong Kong people and students to apply for short-term stays.