19 October 1945: Chinese seamen deported

Podcast: On This Day in Working Class History · Working Class History

Opublikowano: 2026-10-19

On this day, 19 October 1945, the UK Labour government decided to deport hundreds of Chinese seamen who were living in Liverpool, 20,000 of whom had been brought to the city to assist the war effort in World War II. The Home Office claimed they were "an undesirable element" in the city. However, in reality the law-abiding behaviour of Chinese migrant workers had received much official praise. Government records show the real reason was that local "authorities were anxious to secure the use of the housing accommodation which the Chinese occupied". The government had no legal justification for the deportations, so...