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factor influencing people's decisions.
But it
is by no means the only one. There has for
example been a marked increase in
opportunities for emigration to certain
countries.
Many Hong Kong people, having acquired
nationality or the right of residence
elsewhere, return to Hong Kong to live and
work. It is of course absolutely essential
that people in Hong Kong should be free to
come and go. That is a fundamental right
which must be preserved.
There may however be
practical measures that can be taken to
counter the effects of emigration.
And above
all the efforts of the British and Hong Kong
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