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27: 159:. More than 6.3 million emigrants from China had travelled to other destinations through Hong Kong by 1939. Prior to the Sino-Japanese War, movement across the border between China and Hong Kong was largely unregulated, and Chinese immigrants were not required to carry travel documents. While many Chinese migrants travelled through Hong Kong, anti-Chinese sentiments in 237:
in a 3-day grace-period (24-26 of October 1980). Illegal immigrants arriving on or after 24 October 1980 were repatriated immediately, and it became compulsory for Hong Kong residents to carry their identity cards in public areas. Police will randomly check citizens'
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The Touch Base Policy did not halt the influx of immigrants and was abolished by the Hong Kong Government on 24 October 1980. Immigrants coming directly from the Mainland on or before 23 October 1980 were required to register for a
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was established by the Hong Kong Government along the border with China in June 1951, and expanded to its largest limit in 1962. Nonetheless the influx of immigrants continued, especially during the
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illegal immigrants, other than searching for other criminal suspects. That made the eligible immigrants who 'touched base' before the deadline rush to the Chinese Extension Section of the
143:. Under the policy, illegal immigrants from China could stay in Hong Kong if they reached urban areas and found a home with their relatives or other forms of accommodation. 247: 178:. In early 1949, the Hong Kong government only allowed Chinese immigrants with entry permits to enter the city, except for those from 44: 391: 110: 167: 91: 63: 128: 48: 411: 454: 243: 70: 175: 77: 274: 459: 186: 152: 212:
in November 1974, which allowed immigrants from Mainland China who reached the urban areas (reaching south of
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Mok, Florence (30 November 2020). "Chinese Illicit Immigration into Colonial Hong Kong, c. 1970–1980".
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in 1945, it rebounded a year later to 1.6 million and to 2.36 million in 1950, due to the onset of the
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The British colony of Hong Kong was a migration hub due to regional instability from the
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Pacific crossing: California gold, Chinese migration, and the making of Hong Kong
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People's Republic of China Permit for Proceeding to Hong Kong and Macao
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Refugee wave from the People's Republic of China to British Hong Kong
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Refugee wave from the People's Republic of China to British Hong Kong
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After the city's population was reduced to 600,000 by the end of the
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Refugee wave from the People's Republic of China to British Hong Kong
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and failed expeditions led others to settle in Hong Kong.
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