For many years Macau dominated trade in the Far East but Macau was handicapped by its shallow port. When the British established a colony in Hong Kong, with its magnificent harbour, Macau lost trade to Hong Kong and many Portuguese sought careers there and in Shanghai.
When the Second World war broke out in the Pacific, large numbers sheltered in neutral Macau but men who had fought in the Battle of Hong Kong were incarcerated in Prisoner of War camps.
After the war there was mass migration from Hong Kong, Shanghai and Macau to other countries.
Durante muitos anos, Macau dominou o comércio no Extremo Oriente, mas foi prejudicado pela pouca profundidade do seu porto. Quando os britânicos estabeleceram uma colónia em Hong Kong, com o seu magnífico porto, Macau perdeu comércio para Hong Kong e muitos portugueses procuraram oportunidades de carreira aí e em Xangai.
Quando a Segunda Guerra Mundial eclodiu no Pacífico, um grande número de pessoas refugiou-se na neutra Macau, mas os homens que combateram na Batalha de Hong Kong foram encarcerados em campos de prisioneiros de guerra.
Após a guerra, verificou-se uma migração em massa de Hong Kong, Xangai e Macau para outros países.
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In search of a better world:a social history of the Macaenses in ChinaCandidate: B. H. M. KooDegree: MA HonoursYear of Submission: 2000University of Western Sydney© Barney Koo, Sydney AustraliaBarney.Koo@Gmail.comContentsTitle pageContent pageSummaryAcknowledgementsAbbreviations used1 IntroductionThe Macaenses – Survival techniques and skills – The contributions of the communities – Literature Review – Aims and scope of the Thesis –
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