Trump said on Saturday that Hong Kong has no longer sufficiently autonomous from China to enjoy the special privileges with the US, in place since it left the British control in 1997 Beijing/Hong Kong: The promulgation of new security law for Hong Kong by China has resulted in a sharp increase in inquiries for immigration from the former British colony especially the city’s residents who emigrated en masse there when it returned to the Chinese control in 1997.
Immigration consultants have fielded hundreds of new calls since China’s legislature - the National People’s Congress (NPC) - unveiled the controversial plan on May 21, bypassing the local legislature, Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported on Sunday.