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Hukou (also called Huji) system is a complicated issue. Please read this article and you will get some inspirations. 
http://faculty.washington.edu/kwchan/Chan-WSB-Hukou-Abolition-CQ2008.pdf

To some extent, hukou system does dissuade people from moving one place to another.

“Is it also true that a hukou can only be registered if you own the property you live in?”

As a Chinese citizen, you parents can register your Hukou after your birth. But they have to provide related documents, for example, birth certificate issued by the hospital and birth permission issued by the local family planning or birth control committee. Babies don’t have their own properties. They just register their Hukou together with their parents.

Nowadays, more and more people leave their hometown and work outside. Some even settle down in cities far away from their hometown. Thus, they need to transfer their Hukou from their hometown to the cities where they settle down. It’s doable but very difficult to do it. Some cities have many harsh requirements. You have to buy house property and offer legal 2 or 3 years work contract.

Why do they have harsh requirements? If they don’t, all people will flood into their cities. The local facilities and social resources are limited and can’t serve for too many people. 
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