Canada makes plan to evacuate its citizens from Hong Kong

Consul general in territory says contingency arrangements in place to bring 300,000 home

Canada has drawn up plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of its citizens from Hong Kong if needs be, but officials have cautioned they can do little for pro-democracy activists seeking refuge from the Chinese authorities.

Jeff Nankivell, Canada's consul general in Hong Kong and Macao, told a parliamentary committee the federal government had drafted plans to assist nearly 300,000 Canadians living in in the territory if the security situation deteriorated.