Under the Group Areas Act, Whites, Blacks, Asians and Coloreds had to live in designated areas and could not buy or own real estate outside their designated area.
在「種族住區法」的規定中，白人、黑人、亞洲人、雜色人都須在劃定的專區中居住，各區不得在其他區購置或保有產業，時人稱其為「苛例」。