Britain | The Hong Kongers

Britain’s newest immigrant group is unlike any that came before

The Hong Kongers are older and more influenced by YouTube

On the road to Milton Keynes
|SUTTON

ON A SUNNY afternoon hundreds of Hong Kongers, many so new to Britain that they have not lost the habit of outdoor mask-wearing, have gathered in Beddington Park in the south London borough of Sutton. Trish Fivey, the mayor, gives a short speech welcoming them. Sutton is already multicultural, she says. She looks forward to another group joining the mix.

This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The YouTube migrants”

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