| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 241 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Text in English, bibliographical references with Chinese characters |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Riots -- China -- Hong Kong -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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Riots
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| SUBJECT |
Hong Kong (China) -- History -- 20th century
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| Subject |
China -- Hong Kong
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010402458 |
| ISBN |
9789888052363 |
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9888052365 |
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9789882207011 |
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9882207014 |
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