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Hong Kongers who returned after 1997 handover now want to leave

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Communications specialist Tony Liaw said he felt Hong Kong was not as "joyful or as vibrant" as it used to be.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF TONY LIAW

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CHONGQING - Communications specialist Tony Liaw left Hong Kong as a teenager in the mid-1990s, spending his formative years in Vancouver, Canada.
He only returned to the city in 2010 with his wife, who was drawn to its employment opportunities.
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