Chapt 4_Diff Occupations & how they contribute to building SG

Which group of female immigrants, known as “hong tou jin” (red headscarves), worked mainly as labourers in Singapore’s construction industry?

• Bunga Mas royalty

• Samsui women

• Chinese tea sellers

• Peranakan chefs

Which of the following best describes the typical work of Chinese coolies in early Singapore?

• Administrative clerks for the colonial government

• Skilled craftsmen and artisans

• Unskilled manual labourers doing heavy work (e.g. construction, carrying goods)

• Plantation owners

What important service did hawkers provide to workers in Singapore’s port city?

• Building roads and bridges

• Providing quick, cheap meals to labourers and clerks

• Negotiating trade agreements

• Offering legal advice

Why was hawking a popular occupation among unemployed migrants in Singapore during the 1930s?

• It required high education and specialized skills

• It needed very little capital to start

• It was supported by government subsidies

• It was limited only to a small privileged class

Besides selling food and goods, some hawkers in colonial Singapore also offered which of the following services?

• Banking and financial services

• Haircuts and shoe repairs

• University lectures

• Railway construction

During the Great Depression of the 1930s in Singapore, many unemployed artisans and coolies took up which occupation?

• Police officers

• Hawkers

• Bank managers

• Plantation owners

Punjabi Sikh migrants in colonial Singapore were often employed in which role?

• School teachers

• Textile merchants

• Policemen to maintain law and order

• Shipbuilders

Aside from serving in the police, some Sikh migrants in early 1900s Singapore also worked as which of the following?

• Financial brokers

• Storekeepers and clerks

• Oil drillers

• Gardeners

What economic role did Tamil Chettiar migrants play in Singapore’s development?

• They operated coffee shops

• They were moneylenders who provided capital and financed trade

• They built the naval dockyard

• They ran the police force

Sir Stamford Raffles encouraged Arab merchants to settle in Singapore because they were known for what?

• Expertise in shipbuilding

• Established trade networks throughout the region

• Skills in local governance

• Culinary innovations