▁another ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Chinese ▁workers ▁were ▁brought ▁in ▁from ▁Pen ang ▁for ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁ill - f ated ▁Hamilton ▁Canal ▁at ▁Neg om bo ▁L ago on ▁near ▁Neg om bo . ▁Local ▁people ▁sometimes ▁mist ook ▁these ▁workers ▁for ▁Malays , ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁British ▁Mal aya . ▁British ▁expl orer ▁Samuel ▁Baker ' s ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁C ey lon ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁mentions ▁a ▁few ▁Chinese ▁working ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity ▁of ▁Tr in com ale e , ▁har vest ing ▁sea ▁c uc um bers ▁and ▁sh ark ▁fins ▁to ▁export ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁home ▁country ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁Chinese ▁cu is ine . ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁census ▁found ▁a ▁few ▁Chinese ▁speak ers ▁remaining ▁in ▁C ey lon . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁waves ▁of ▁migration ▁Independent ▁migr ants ▁of ▁H ube i ▁origin ▁began ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s . ▁M igr ants ▁from ▁Sh and ong ▁came ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁They ▁came ▁down ▁by ▁sea ▁via ▁Singapore ▁and ▁Bur ma , ▁or ▁over land ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁via ▁India . ▁Many ▁settled ▁at ▁H ult sd orf ; ▁from ▁there , ▁they ▁spread ▁out ▁to ▁other ▁towns ▁including ▁Mar ad ana , ▁W ella w atte ▁and ▁Neg om bo . ▁Many ▁of