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C.I.50 entry permit of Wong Sing Po (Wong Sing Poo) (Wong Fai Ting)

Permit issued to a Chinese person temporarily admitted to Canada under Section 9 of the 1923 Chinese Immigration Act. The permit was issued for a specified period and required extending or could be cancelled at the discretion of the Minister. Those admitted included diplomats, merchants, servants, entertainers, doctors, teachers, scholars, clergymen, students and tourists.

This item consists of a permit and annual extensions from 1932 to 1941. It is among the records of the Wongs' Benevolent Association related to its running of Mon Keang (Chinese) School 文彊學校.

Dominion of Canada. Department of Immigration and Colonization.