Right of abode in Hong Kong policies since the 1950s. With the Handover imminent in 1997, the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law defined who may reside in Hong Kong once China assumes sovereignty over Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong was created a British colony in 1842, those who were born in the territory or become naturalised had British nationality. This included the right to enter and live in United Kingdom in addition to Hong Kong. By the 1960s, the United Kingdom passed the "Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962" and "Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1968". Anticipating immigration waves from former and current colonies in Africa and Asia
Hong Kong and Kowloon Committee for Anti-Hong Kong British Persecution Struggle Hong Kong and Kowloon Committee for Anti-Hong Kong British Persecution Struggle The Committee of Hongkong-Kowloon Chinese Compatriots of All Circles for Struggle Against Persecution by the British Authorities in Hongkong or the All-Circle Struggle Committee ( or 港英迫害鬥爭委員會) was a committee established by pro-Communist Party of China activists in 1967. The committee was established during the 1967 Hong Kong riot. The committee explicitly targeted the British Colonial government in Hong Kong. According to "Ta Kung Pao" reports on May 24, 1967, there were 348 leftist activists joined the committee, in which Yeung Kwong, leader of FTU, was elected as the