Hong Kong's population has seen a 1.2 percent decline in the past year amidst Beijing's crackdown on dissent in the city and the pandemic-induced lockdown, local media Ming Pao Daily reported Friday.According to estimations released by the Census and Statistics Department on Thursday, Hong Kong's population as of the end of June saw a drop of almost 90,000 from the same month last year.This marks the biggest population decrease in the city since 1961 when the city began keeping records.A government spokesperson clarified that the decrease in population is not a direct reflection of emigrati…READ FULL ARTICLE
