IH page 17-26.

1. The living conditions of the local Chinese were very

__________. They lived in very __________ areas without
proper __________. The __________ tried to improve public
health. It built public __________ starting from __________
and set up __________ Board in __________. Yet, the
conditions did not improve much.

2. In _________, a serious __________ broke out in __________.

About __________ people died. After that, the local Chinese
were required to clean up area and __________ their houses
thoroughly __________ a year. With other measures, the
__________ finally came under control in the early __________

3. Disinfecting the __________ area was a __________

arrangement of the __________ Board. To bring back a healthy
and safe environment to Hong Kong, the government ordered
__________ to clean up and disinfect their houses. These
measures were carried out until the early __________.

4. In 2003, a serious infecting disease also broke out in Hong

Kong, what is the name_________?

5. Hong Kong is often hit by __________ during the summer. In

the early years of British rule, it often caused great losses of life
and property as people were unprepared. The government
therefore set up the __________ in __________ to warn people
of typhoons and bad weather.

6. Beginning in __________, typhoon __________ was used to

warn the public of strong winds. In __________, explosive
 __________ replaced the typhoon __________ as they made
louder sounds. In __________, the numbered signal system of
wind __________ and __________ was introduced. At first, the
numbers were from __________ to __________. Later, they
were changed to ____________.

7. In the early years of British rule, there were very few

__________ schools. These schools were run by __________
bodies. Some children were educated at ___________ or went to
__________ schools.

DBQ, refer to page 20

Source A Source B
Traditional Chinese Missionary School
School
Subject(s) taught
School fees

 Why did missionaries set up schools in Hong Kong? Explain

your answer with reference to Source B.
________________________
 Which school do you think the father would choose for his son?
Explain your answer.
___________________________________

8. Early missionary schools provided free __________ and

__________ courses. This attracted many __________ students
to study in these schools.
9. Starting from __________, the government changed some
__________ schools into __________ schools. Public education
in Hong Kong began. In __________, the government set up the
__________. The board was to make __________. To provide
 more education, the government built more __________
schools. It also __________ educational organizations to build
schools.

Year Policy
1860 Established the _____ to make _____
1862 Set up the first public school, _____, _____ today
1873 Started to _____ private organizations and _____ bodies to
build new schools
1878 _____ became a compulsory subject in all public schools.
1890 Set up the first girls’ public school - _____ and _____ today
1912 Set up the first university - _____
1913 Passed the _____ to administer all schools

10. Hong Kong is situated in __________ and has a good

__________. It was one of the main __________ used by
foreign merchants coming to China in the __________ and
__________ centuries.

11. Before British rule, __________ and __________ were the

major economic activities in Hong Kong. In 1841, Hong Kong
became a __________ port. Goods from all countries could be
brought in and taken out of Hong Kong without being
__________. This attracted many foreign merchants to trade in
Hong Kong. By 1880, Hong Kong had become a centre of
__________ trade between __________ and __________
countries.

12. As entrepot trade grew, a kind of middleman rose up. We

call them __________. They usually had good language skills
and stayed in Hong Kong or southern China. They bought
__________, __________ and __________ for the Western
companies. One of them was called __________.
DBQ, refer to page 24
 Why did the European trader say it was easier to travel to China
in the 1870s? Explain your answer and draw the route that he
might take from Europe to China on the map
___________________________________________________
_
 How would the people below respond to the growth of China
trade in Hong Kong?
Response
Foreign bankers
Foreign merchants

13. The growth of entrepot trade promoted the development of

Hong Kong __________ industry. As trade between China and
the West grew, many of these companies provided regular
services between __________, Hong Kong and Hong Kong.
__________ and __________ were also build to serve this
industry.

14. Entrepot trade also attracted foreign __________ to set up

__________ in Hong Kong. The Chartered Bank of India,
Australia and China and the __________ were examples. The
banks provided __________ for the development of
__________ and __________ facilities. As a result, many
foreign trading companies were set up in Hong Kong.

15. HSBC is one of the banks in Hong Kong allowed to print

__________.

16. In the early 1880s, some local Chinese started to set up

__________. They made _____, _____, _____, _____ and so
on. Their products were mainly _____ to _____ markets.
17. To support population growth and economic development,
the government began __________ development in the 1850s.
In the early times, it was concentrated along of coasts of
__________.

18. Hong Kong has many __________ and limited

__________. To increase the land supply, the government
carried out large scale __________ works. These works were
carried out in the 1850s in __________, __________ and
__________. In the 1880s, these works started in __________.

19. Reclaimed land was used to build __________,

__________, __________ and __________. Reclamation works
encourage __________ and speed up __________.