Waves of mass migrations from Hong Kong villagers exercised their right of abode in the United Kingdom and left for Europe. In 1967, a series of large-scale riots erupted in Hong Kong, causing social instability. These events led some of the richer Hong Kong residents to move abroad. Emigration took place to countries in Southeast Asia, South Africa or South American countries. This wave did not come to a rest until the mid-1970s. On the 19th of December 1984, the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom signed the "Sino-British Joint Declaration", validated the 1997 transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong to China. The declaration prompted
Hong Kong and Kowloon Committee for Anti-Hong Kong British Persecution Struggle chairperson. 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