Hong Kong is luring back professionals, reversing an exodus in the wake of political and social unrest in 2019 and some of the world's most rigid COVID restrictions, as its IPO market booms and the city reclaims ground as a global financial hub ↧ Hong Kong draws back talent as IPO boom fuels financial hub's revival Hong Kong is luring back professionals, reversing an exodus in the wake of political and social unrest in 2019 and some of the world's most rigid COVID restrictions, as its ​IPO market booms and the city reclaims ground as a global financial hub.