https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution Consolidate your groups findings here. en-us 2021-04-13 00:35:18 UTC 2021-10-02 12:44:10 UTC hello@padlet.com chanw9677f_21x https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1410359552 1) They wanted to come here to find jobs as well as the opportunity to flee wars, poverty and famine in China.
2) The ratio of female chinese women is always one to a larger number of male chinese. This is so as few Chinese migrant women came to Singapore as it was seen as a man's responsibility to earn a living elsewhere. 

]]> 2021-04-13 04:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1410359552 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1410850635 3) This was because many young, female migrants from China were tricked into the prostitution trade in Singapore. They were promised well-paid jobs, but when they arrived in Singapore, they were sold to keepers of brothels and forced to earn money for them. 
4) It was after the transfer of Singapore to the Colonial Office in 1867 that the government made a greater effort to control the Chinese population. ]]> 2021-04-13 07:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1410850635 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1415570730 5)William Pickering set up the Chinese Protectorate which set up a depatment called "Po Leung Kuk" (cantonese for "Office to Protect VIrtue") which rescued many young girls from being sold to brothels.However the abuse of woman still continued as some of them did not come forward to seek the help of the Protectorate]]> 2021-04-14 09:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1415570730 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1427548963 The reason why there was an unbalanced amount of females and males in Singapore, it was because it was known to be men’s responsibility to earn a living elsewhere. Therefore there were few Chinese migrant women coming to Singapore. As working conditions were very hard for the male migrants, lots of males turned to opium smoking, drinking, gambling and also visiting brothels to escape the hardship.]]> 2021-04-17 01:13:31 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1427548963 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1427552484 The protectorate set up a department called the ‘Po Leung kuk’ which rescued many young girls from being sold to the brothels. ]]> 2021-04-17 01:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1427552484 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1427555518 Although much help was given, it was still hard to reduce the number of women being sold to the brothels. And this was partly because of women were not coming forward to seek help.]]> 2021-04-17 01:19:54 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1427555518 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1431316391 3) (add on) As working conditions were hard for male migrants, many turned to opium smoking, drinking, gambling and visiting brothels to escape the hardship.]]> 2021-04-19 03:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1431316391 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1431322309 2021-04-19 03:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1431322309 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1431373559 2021-04-19 04:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1431373559 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1431373751 2021-04-19 04:15:05 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1431373751 https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1785838299 2021-10-02 12:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/chua_li_shan/prostitution/wish/1785838299