<story><title>China’s assault on Cathay Pacific</title><url>https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/08/22/why-chinas-assault-on-cathay-pacific-should-scare-all-foreign-firms</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>toomuchtodo</author><text>If you’re a Hong Kong resident, what are your options? Can you flee the country with a visa to a first world country with rights less under pressure from a totalitarian state?&lt;p&gt;Edit: I genuinely appreciate all of the replies to this comment as this humanitarian crisis unfolds.</text></item><item><author>simonh</author><text>&amp;gt;Chinese inspectors have started screening the phones of Cathay crew for anti-Beijing material.&lt;p&gt;If that doesn&amp;#x27;t persuade ordinary Hong Kongers to love and trust the mainland authorities, I don&amp;#x27;t know what will.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>johnzim</author><text>In the early 90s many countries started opening up pathways for HK citizens fearing this - there was a lot of talk of &amp;quot;Brain Drain&amp;quot; in HK.&lt;p&gt;Canada in particular did a great job of encouraging emigration.&lt;p&gt;These days it&amp;#x27;s a little harder. The classic &amp;quot;HK passport&amp;quot; is the BNO - British Nationality Overseas which doesn&amp;#x27;t give you right of abode in the UK because racism.&lt;p&gt;Asylum is also extremely difficult to achieve - you&amp;#x27;d have to have been already targeted and by that point there&amp;#x27;s already a risk of being disappeared extra-judicially.</text></comment>
<story><title>China’s assault on Cathay Pacific</title><url>https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/08/22/why-chinas-assault-on-cathay-pacific-should-scare-all-foreign-firms</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>toomuchtodo</author><text>If you’re a Hong Kong resident, what are your options? Can you flee the country with a visa to a first world country with rights less under pressure from a totalitarian state?&lt;p&gt;Edit: I genuinely appreciate all of the replies to this comment as this humanitarian crisis unfolds.</text></item><item><author>simonh</author><text>&amp;gt;Chinese inspectors have started screening the phones of Cathay crew for anti-Beijing material.&lt;p&gt;If that doesn&amp;#x27;t persuade ordinary Hong Kongers to love and trust the mainland authorities, I don&amp;#x27;t know what will.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>theseadroid</author><text>HK allows dual citizenship and there are around 300,000 Canadians living in HK right now[1]. Not sure about other nationalities. And I think HK passport can go to many countries visa free or visa on arrival[2]. So in a sense many protesters do have a plan b if needed.&lt;p&gt;1. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;nationalpost.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;canada&amp;#x2F;unrest-in-hong-kong-fuels-speculation-of-spike-in-re-return-migration-to-canada&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;nationalpost.com&amp;#x2F;news&amp;#x2F;canada&amp;#x2F;unrest-in-hong-kong-fue...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.immd.gov.hk&amp;#x2F;eng&amp;#x2F;service&amp;#x2F;travel_document&amp;#x2F;visa_free_access.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.immd.gov.hk&amp;#x2F;eng&amp;#x2F;service&amp;#x2F;travel_document&amp;#x2F;visa_fre...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>