Hong Kong's watershed: the 1967 riots
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Main Author: Cheung, Gary Ka-wai (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press 2009
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction The 1967 riots: A Watershed in the Postwar History of Hong Kong; 1. Prelude to the 1967 riots; 2. Labour dispute at the Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works: The immediate trigger of the 1967 riots; 3. The Garden Road incident on May 22, 1967; 4. People's Daily editorial on June 3 and the general strikes; 5. The Sha Tau Kok incident and bomb attacks; 6. Britain's plan for emergency evacuation of Hong Kong; 7. Hawks and doves within the British government in handling the disturbances; 8. The arson attack on the office of British charge d'affaires and the murder of Lam Bun
This title analyses the causes and repercussions of the 1967 riots which are widely seen as a watershed of postwar history of Hong Kong. It depicts the prelude to the 1967 riots, including the Star Ferry riots in 1966, the leftist-instigated riots in Macau in 1966, and the major events leading to the disturbances
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (viii, 241 pages, [11] pages of plates)
ISBN:9622090893
9789622090897
9789888052363
9888052365

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