Hong Kong official data shows that Hong Kong's population has increased by 2.1%compared with the same period last year.
Comprehensive Sing Tao Daily and Radio of Hong Kong reported that the latest data released by the Hong Kong Government Statistics Office on Tuesday (August 15) shows that the temporary number of the population in Hong Kong this year is 7.498100, compared with the same period last year than last year last year last yearIncreasing 150,000 people, an increase of 2.1%.
The Hong Kong Government Statistics Department said that the rise in Hong Kong's population is mainly due to the net transfer of 174,000 Hong Kong residents during the period, including the holder of the 31,000 list certificate, and 143,000 other Hong Kong residents.During the same period, the population recorded 2,200 people decreased, that is, more deaths than birth, the number of births was 32,600, and the number of deaths was 54,600.
A spokesman for the Hong Kong Government said that the epidemic prevention and control measures in Hong Kong began to relax steadily in the second half of last year.Residents returned to Hong Kong, and at the same time, some mainland and overseas people moved into Hong Kong through various plans, resulting in a large number of residents' net transfer in the first half of this year.
In addition, the Statistics Department pointed out that among the total population of Hong Kong this year, 7.249300 residents have been residents and 24,700 mobile residents.At the end of last year, the number of population amendments was 7.47 million, and the number of residents was revised to 7.223,600, and the number of mobile residents was revised to 249,000.