A surging number of affluent Hong Kong citizens have snapped up the so-called UK 'golden visa' by investing at least £2 million each in Britain, stated an article in College News (6 September 2019). The number of Hong Kongers who were allowed to move to the UK through the expensive scheme nearly doubled in the second quarter, according to official statistics. "Since the unrest over the extradition bill only began in earnest in June, Hong Kong [investors'] interest in the programme may set new records again in the third quarter," said Georg Chmiel, the Executive Chairman of Juwai.com.
