HIS385H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Triangular Trade, Mui Tsai, Udder
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The basic law- the basic law serves as hong kong construction from 1997 onwards. Star ferry riots: the star ferry riots started in 1966, and during this period there was a. Mui tsai- these chinese girls in the 1920s were sold by poor families who couldn"t provide good life for them. They would sell the girls for compensation to brothels or rich families who would provide shelter and food for them. The girl becomes mui tsai and is owned by the families that bought her, and she is expected to be a servant. This constitution replaced the constitution that england had in place from 1842 to 1997. The basic law was adopted in 1990 by the nationals peoples congress by the peoples republic of. China, but out into affect in 1997 when the british handed over hong kong to china as a special administrative region.
