From Hong Kong IT worker to Canadian plumber: the path of those seeking escape from ‘hopeless’ city

The determination of Hongkongers who say they want to avoid their city’s “hopeless future” has led to some taking up menial jobs to earn a foreign citizenship for a new life elsewhere. In the case of a 40-year-old IT worker, who declined to be named, this could mean being a plumber in Canada. The man, who lived in the city for almost two decades and holds a Hong Kong identity card, had made plans to ditch his office job and move to Toronto. He had already obtained Canadian...