Was there a policy in Hong Kong in the past that as long as you arrived in Hong Kong at the specified time, you would be considered a Hong Kong citizen?

After 1949, Hong Kong became a haven for Chinese funds, and Britain also implemented a high land price policy in Hong Kong to make the most profit. However, due to the widening economic gap between Chinese mainland and China, the people of the whole country also participated in smuggling to Hong Kong, especially in Guangdong Province. China and Britain also arrested illegal immigrants at the border, but about 1 to 2 people managed to cross the border and sneak into the urban area of Hong Kong every day. For security reasons, the British government in Hong Kong accepted the illegal immigrants of that year and began to develop.

In November p>1974, the Hong Kong government announced the implementation of the policy of arriving at the base. If illegal immigrants from China can reach the urban area after sneaking into Hong Kong, they can stay in Hong Kong. If illegal immigrants are intercepted by law enforcement officers at the border, they will be repatriated to the mainland. Therefore, the authorities have strengthened control at the border to reduce the chances of illegal immigrants entering the urban areas.

At that time, the situation in Chinese mainland was still turbulent, and many people still hoped to sneak into Hong Kong and live a more stable life.

the policy of reaching the base is full of contradictions. On the one hand, the Hong Kong Government is concerned that if people who arrive at the base are not given a way to integrate into society, they will become black market residents or black market workers, and some people may even engage in illegal activities. Giving them legal residence can also relieve the labour market that was in great demand at that time, because Hong Kong's industries, especially the garment industry, were still quite prosperous at that time, and such labor-intensive industries could absorb a large number of workers, many of whom could still earn their own living, and many of them did not need social welfare expenses such as Comprehensive Social Security Assistance.

On the other hand, the long-term policy of arriving at the base indirectly encourages Chinese mainland residents to keep trying to venture to come to Hong Kong. Smugglers who organize smuggling have become a new high-profit industry, and the younger generation along the coast can't help but be eager to try, which often causes losses in money and even lives.

In p>1979, China began to implement reform and opening up, and the political environment began to become relaxed, but the illegal entry of mainland residents into Hong Kong became more and more serious. On October 23, 198, the Hong Kong government announced that it would cancel the policy of arriving at the base and adopt the policy of immediate arrest and immediate release. Once found, all illegal immigrants need to be repatriated to the mainland.