B) Historical Facts
Complete the following Data File.
Data File
Name: City of Victoria
(It was named after Queen Victoria as she was the ruler of Britain at that time.)
Examples of streets / roads / buildings / statues named after her:
Victoria Park, Queen’s Road, Queen’s Pier, etc
‘Area covered: ‘Four Circuits and Nine Yeuks’
Four Circuits include Ha Wan, Sheung Wan, Chung Wan, Sai Wan
Head of the government: Governor
Some examples: Henry Pottinger (first governor), Richard Graves MacDonnell, Arthur
Kennedy, John Pope Hennessy, William Des Voeux, etc.
‘Major economic activities: entrepot trade, shipping industry, banking
‘Types of residents: local Chinese, European settlers, e.g. British
Main problems facing the city
Study the cartoon below and identify the problems:
Overcrowded slums/_
Poor living conditions
Disease, e.. Bubonic
Plague
High crime rate
Gambling
‘Water shortage
Poverty/sale of
daughter as “mera TA
Poor Hygiene
Opium-smoking(drugs)
8. Name TWO local Chinese organizations established in the late 19 century and
their respective services:
‘ Po Leung Kuk (1878) — to give shelter to the abused women and children, to work with
the government to fight against kidnapping
‘* Tung Wah Hospital (1872) ~ to take care of the poor Chinese, to provide them with
various social services, such as low-priced or free medical treatment, free medicine
(e.g. Chinese medicine) and free burial sites. _