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APPENDIX A: ILLEGAL CHINESE AND VIETNAMESE IMMIGRATION
INTO HONG KONG
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Policy on repatriation of illegal Chinese immigrants
has been complicated and variable. Up to the inception
of the current policy in 1980, illegal immigrants were
returned to China if apprehended at the point of entry
into Hong Kong but allowed to remain if they managed to
reach urban areas. Until 1974, in practice, if an
illegal immigrant refused to return to China when
presented at the border, he was released back into Hong
Kong. This practice was assisted by Chinese refusal
(except for a few cases in 1967-68) to accept anyone who
was not prepared to cross the border voluntarily.
exception to this occurred between 28 April and 26 May
1962 when 60,000 to 70,000 illegal immigrants were
forcibly returned to China after a sudden influx.
action
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the forcible return of individuals to a
communist country suffering what was perceived as
widespread famine, received considerable world-wide
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