No. of young adults in Hong Kong continues decline, despite year-end population growth of 0.4% to 7.5 million
Hong Kong’s year-end population has grown by 0.4 per cent to 7.5 million, according to provisional government figures for 2023, despite a continuing decline in the number of young people in the city. The Census and Statistics Department released its latest population figures on Tuesday, which provisionally showed that Hong Kong’s population had risen to 7,503,100 by the end of 2023, from 7,472,600 at the end of the previous year. A department spokesperson attributed the population increase to “a net inflow of 51,700 Hong Kong residents,” led by 40,800 One-way Permit holders, referring to a doc...