Many new mainland migrants, such as Mrs Li, live below the poverty line until they become eligible for housing and other social welfare benefits. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Many new mainland migrants, such as Mrs Li, live below the poverty line until they become eligible for housing and other social welfare benefits. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Two illegal immigrants are taken into custody in 1982. Photo: Yau Tin-kwai
Two illegal immigrants are taken into custody in 1982. Photo: Yau Tin-kwai
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Then & now: moving stories

The influx of mainland arrivals may be a hot topic now but it is an issue Hong Kong is all too familiar with, writes Jason Wordie

JASON

Updated: 11:26pm, 22 Sep, 2012

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Many new mainland migrants, such as Mrs Li, live below the poverty line until they become eligible for housing and other social welfare benefits. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Many new mainland migrants, such as Mrs Li, live below the poverty line until they become eligible for housing and other social welfare benefits. Photo: K.Y. Cheng
Two illegal immigrants are taken into custody in 1982. Photo: Yau Tin-kwai
Two illegal immigrants are taken into custody in 1982. Photo: Yau Tin-kwai
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