Chinese illicit immigration into colonial Hong Kong, c. 1970–1980

• Main Author: Mok, Florence
• Other Authors: School of Humanities
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Humanities::History; Immigration; Sino-British Relations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/161515
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The post-1945 influx of Chinese immigrants from Mainland China put a strain on colonial Hong Kong’s limited housing stock and under-developed welfare and education systems. In response, the colonial government introduced a ‘Touch Base’ policy in 1974. Thereafter, all Chinese immigrants who failed to...