Macao (Macau) began to modernise for economic recovery after the Opium War, which brought drastic changes to its economy, society, urban construction, and daily life.
Macao (Macau) began to modernise for economic recovery after the Opium War, which brought drastic changes to its economy, society, urban construction, and daily life.
The Portuguese Macao government suffered a reduction of fiscal revenue when Macao (Macau) lost its advantages in the international maritime trade after the Opium War. It thus increased the fiscal revenue by introducing the monopoly system which legalised industries including gambling, opium processing, and prostitution.
Handicraft industries played an important role in Macao (Macau) from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, with shipbuilding, firecracker, incense, and match being the “Four major handicraft industries of Macao”.
The status of the Chinese businessman in Macao (Macau) did not fall during colonisation. Instead, they even partnered with the Portuguese Macao government.
The Portuguese Macao government launched a series of projects to revitalise the port of Macao (Macau) between the late 19th and early 20th century.
The Portuguese Macao government pressed ahead both economic revitalisation and urban construction in Macao (Macau) in the late 19th century, modernising the urban life in the city.