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.
Who are the true citizens? Quem são os verdadeiros cidadãos? Extract from Hong Kong by Harold Ingrams, Hong Kong Excerto de Hong Kong de Harold Ingrams London, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1952, pp 249-251 We cannot however look in these communities for 100% citizens of Hong Kong, nor shall we find them among the British expatriates. There are […]
Who are the true citizens?Extract from Hong Kong by Harold IngramsLondon, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1952, pp 249-251We cannot however look in these communities for 100% citizens of Hong Kong, nor shall we find them among the British expatriates. There are some British families settled in Hong Kong, but Britain is still home to them.
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