Hong Kong suffers record fall in population as people flee zero-Covid curbs

Pedestrians cross a road in the Causeway Bay area in Hong Kong, China – Billy H.C. Kwok /Bloomberg Hong Kong has suffered the sharpest population drop on record as people flee political crackdowns and its stringent Covid policies. The city lost 113,200 residents in the year to June, leaving its population at 7.3m, according to data released by its government. The 1.6pc fall was the biggest in at least six decades , and marked the third consecutive year of declining population. The pace was about a third higher than the previous year, when 89,200 residents left. A spokesperson said "stringent…