Hong Kong Exodus to U.K. Could Be Boon for Developer Far East Shawna Kwan, Bloomberg News A demonstrator shows a British National (Overseas) passport as another waves a colonial-era Hong Kong flag during a lunchtime protest at the International Finance Center (IFC) shopping mall in Hong Kong, China, on Friday, May 29, 2020. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam issued a letter to the city's people asking them to understand and support national security legislation that has sparked the biggest protests since last year and fresh concerns about future autonomy from China. Photographer: Lam Yik/Bloomberg , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong property developer Far East Consortium International Ltd. is hoping to capitalize on a potential mass exodus of citizens to the U.K., where it is spearheading a huge urban renewal project.