A young boy crying in his mother's arms before departure, at

CHEK LAP KOK ISLAND, HONG KONG - 2021/07/18: A young boy crying in his mother's arms before departure, at Hong Kong international airport a day before the deadline of "Leave outside the Rules" (LOTR) for BN(O) passport holders, as a special allowance for HongKongers to apply for visa after landing in UK. Thousands of HongKongers are expected to leave for the UK, as the city has been facing intensifying crackdown on human rights and freedom following China's National Security Law, with impacts on its economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic and adding pressure from China government. BN(O) - British National (Overseas). (Photo by Alex Chan Tsz Yuk/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)