The controversial National Security Law is going to push some expats to leave Hong Kong for good, according to one recent survey.
Some 40% of the members surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong said that they might pack up and leave over concerns related to that security law.
There is concern that this law is going to make it easier to punish protesters and overall work to reduce autonomy for the region and this is going to push people to look elsewhere.
As they sought to impose this new legislation we saw massive demonstrations across the region.
Some polls have shown that the majority of the people in the region do not support the national security legislation and see it as an attack on freedom.
As for the survey asking various business organizations if they planned on leaving Hong Kong for good, a number of them said that the new security law made them uncomfortable and they planned to leave immediately or within the next 3 to 5 years.
They say that the lines are vague now and seem too arbitrary and there is too much fear that they might say or do something that could get them into trouble. However, despite that concern the authorities in HK have suggested that no further rights or freedoms will be denied.
A number of human rights groups and civil liberties advocates have voiced concerns to the security law, including Amnesty International who warned that under this legislation people might be taken to mainland China for unfair trials, among other concerns.
Other critics have said that this new security law is one of the biggest threats to human rights and the rule of law in Hong Kong. The UN has also previously expressed concern that arrests were already being made under the new law.
What we are witnessing with the passage and acceptance of that new security law is what many believe to be the further deterioration of human rights.