HIS385H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Mixed-Sex Education
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-kowloon-canton railway(1911) as employer, movement of people goods. -it is a new way to transfer goods from hk to other places. New occupations: mechanics, industrial workers vs. 19th century coolies. Level of skill increases increaes (vs. 19th century physical labor) knowledge and exposure to modernity increases information spread increases: newspaper increases, readership increases. A lot of newspapers set up branches in hk since mainland china has too many retractions. Hk chinese graduates in govt. great relationship between china and hong kong treat the people as residents instead of colonial . Traditional chinese treatment to women continued in hk, how men treated women did not changed in hk however, the burned of conservative value was not that strong in hk in hk, women enjoyed more opportunities for jobs and education. -from then on, women have more opportunity to pursue education in hk. Education rate increases, including hku (co-educational from 1920) employment rate increases, social life, dating.
