Hong Kong is becoming less of an international city

As foreigners leave, people from the mainland are taking their place

Vegan restaurants do not usually serve beef. But 2084, a plant-based joint in Hong Kong’s New Territories, hopes doing so will help it attract more customers this year. “All the expats are gone,” says Naz Farah, the owner. “Now a lot of mainland Chinese are coming and they don’t like vegan food.” Across the road a once-popular Western takeaway has already closed. A bustling Chinese restaurant stands in its stead.

This article appeared in the China section of the print edition under the headline “Westerners out, Chinese in”

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