{"id":116794,"date":"2020-05-31T07:15:08","date_gmt":"2020-05-31T00:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/never-seen-that-before-some-hong-kong-residents-hit-the-panic-button-as-security-law-revives-rush-for-the-emigration-gates\/"},"modified":"2020-05-31T08:03:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-31T01:03:13","slug":"never-seen-that-before-some-hong-kong-residents-hit-the-panic-button-as-security-law-revives-rush-for-the-emigration-gates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/never-seen-that-before-some-hong-kong-residents-hit-the-panic-button-as-security-law-revives-rush-for-the-emigration-gates\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Never seen that before\u2019: Some Hong Kong residents hit the panic button as security law revives rush for the emigration gates"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nHong Kong\u2019s residents, who emigrated en masse before the city\u2019s return to China\u2019s sovereignty in 1997, are hitting the inquiry lines again, amid concerns that the Chinese government\u2019s planned national security law would curtail what\u2019s left of their political freedom.Immigration consultants have fielded hundreds of new calls since China\u2019s National People\u2019s Congress (NPC) unveiled the controversial plan on May 21, bypassing the local legislature. Some are accelerating their decision to buy\u2026
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong\u2019s residents, who emigrated en masse before the city\u2019s return to China\u2019s sovereignty in...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-unM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":117766,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/property-developers-rush-to-attract-hong-kong-residents-amid-uncertainty-over-new-law\/","url_meta":{"origin":116794,"position":0},"title":"Property developers rush to attract Hong Kong residents amid uncertainty over new law","date":"July 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Amid economic recession and uncertainty over China's National Security Law, global real estate firms are trying to get Hong Kong residents to buy abroad.\r \r Source : cnbc.com\r Read more...Property developers rush to attract Hong Kong residents amid uncertainty over new law","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":111445,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rise-in-hongkongers-applying-for-australian-emigration-amid-protests-boosts-recovery-in-melbourne-sydney-property-markets\/","url_meta":{"origin":116794,"position":1},"title":"Rise in Hongkongers applying for Australian emigration amid protests boosts recovery in Melbourne, Sydney property markets","date":"October 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r A recovery in the Melbourne and Sydney property markets is being boosted by Hong Kong investors fleeing anti-government protests, experts said.The number of Hong Kong residents applying for business visas for millionaires looking to migrate to Australia might have doubled since June this year, when the protests started.\u201cSince June,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":111810,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-residents-who-can-afford-overseas-homes-flock-to-seek-sanctuaries-abroad-as-protest-rallies-rage-on-at-home\/","url_meta":{"origin":116794,"position":2},"title":"Hong Kong residents who can afford overseas homes flock to seek sanctuaries abroad as protest rallies rage on at home","date":"October 23, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Purchases of offshore residential property by Hong Kong residents have jumped fourfold in the last five months, as the worst political crisis at home drove more city residents to seek safe haven abroad, according to real estate brokers.Residential property purchases that are tied to emigration incentives, such as the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":112969,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/malaysian-property-provides-options-for-investors-seeking-escape-from-hong-kong-unrest\/","url_meta":{"origin":116794,"position":3},"title":"Malaysian property provides options for investors seeking escape from Hong Kong unrest","date":"December 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r The current social unrest in Hong Kong has led to a rising number of applications for emigration. 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