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> By the way, there are 150 mainland Chinese migrating to Hong Kong, daily [2]. That means "original" Hong Kongers will be rare eventually. There are over 7 mi

• andyonthewings 8y ago
  The 150 new migrants are also giving birth of babies, unlike the "original" Hong Kongers who prefer otherwise. So the process is a bit faster than you think, but of course it will take a while.
  • pvaldes 8y ago
    Those children born and raised in Honkong today will be original Hong Kongers eventually.
  • lawlessone 8y ago
    This really sounds a lot like the alarmist propaganda spread about migrants in other countries.
    • deogeo 8y ago
      Alarmist propaganda that happens to be true. "Moreover, three of four children in the city under the age of six had immigrant backgrounds.": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt#Immigration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt#Immigration "Even if all migration into Europe were to immediately and permanently stop – a “zero migration” scenario – the Muslim population of Europe still would be expected to rise from the current level of 4.9% to 7.4% by the year 2050." : http://www.pewforum.org/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-population/ http://www.pewforum.org/2017/11/29/europes-growing-muslim-po...
      • antoniuschan99 8y ago
        It's true. Feel like the Umbrella Revolution was the tipping point. 2040 is only 2 decades away.