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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. _

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