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(Xinhua file photo: Golden Chrysanthemum Square Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, South China, July 14, 2020)
HONG KONG, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — The Census and Statistics Bureau of south China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on Tuesday (Feb. 20) Hong Kong’s population is reported to increase in 2023 due to a net influx of residents.
The provisional estimate of Hong Kong’s population is over 7.5 million by the end of 2023, up 0.4 percent from the end of 2022, with a net inflow of 51,700 residents, including permit holders. 40,800 one-way and 10,800 other residents
Meanwhile, Hong Kong has seen 33,200 new births and 54,400 deaths, leading to a natural decline of 21,200. A Hong Kong government spokesperson said the population increased for the second year in a row since Hong Kong returned to normal.
Hong Kong residents who lived abroad during the epidemic gradually returned to Hong Kong throughout 2023, with a significant influx of Hong Kong permanent residents into Hong Kong in the second half of 2023 (July-December) as a result of welcoming people. from the mainland and abroad through various projects
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