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Sometimes a Crime: Illegal Immigration and Hong Kong

This article deals with the policies controlling migration from China to the British colony of Hong Kong. Immigrants have been responded to in different ways by the Hong Kong authorities, and often there has been a significant gap between legal provisions and policy implementation. The author argues that the primary determinants of the treatment of illegal immigrants in Hong Kong have been the economy and labor market, the fear of social unrest, and British foreign policy toward China. It is also pointed out that Hong Kong policies toward illegal immigrants have been used as political negotiating points by the Chinese authorities.

Crime & Delinquency, Vol. 39, No. 3, 355-372 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/0011128793039003006


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