越南船民在七十年代湧入，香港成為第一收容港，後來設立禁閉營，種種政策，在國際和本地都惹起爭論。 內地偷渡潮在七、八十年代湧現，為數龐大的新移民既困擾著香港人，卻同時也為本港提供大批勞動人口。 1967年，香港發生持續數月暴動，人心惶惶。其後政府將港九劃分成十個民政區，到區內聽取民意。到1982年，又把全港改劃為十八區。 1982年，中英兩國就香港前途問題進行會談，到九七年回歸，這過程香港人都共同見證。
The influx of Vietnamese boat people in the 1970s made Hong Kong a port of first asylum, and later the establishment of confinement camps. Various policies aroused controversy both internationally and locally. The tide of smuggling from the Mainland emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. The huge number of new immigrants bothered Hong Kong people, but at the same time provided a large number of workers for Hong Kong. In 1967, there was a riot in Hong Kong that lasted for several months, and people were panicked. Afterwards, the government divided Hong Kong and Kowloon into ten civil affairs districts and went to the districts to listen to the opinions of the people. By 1982, the whole Hong Kong was rezoned into 18 districts. In 1982, China and Britain held talks on the future of Hong Kong. By 1997, the return of Hong Kong people will witness this process.
