Hong Kong's Watershed: The 1967 Riots

Contents

Contents Preface vii Introduction The 1967 riots: A watershed in the postwar history of 1 Hong Kong Chapter 1 Prelude to the 1967 riots 9 Chapter 2 Labour dispute at the Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works: 23 The immediate trigger of the 1967 riots Chapter 3 The Garden Road incident on May 22, 1967 43 Chapter 4 People’s Daily editorial on June 3 and the general strikes 57 Chapter 5 The Sha Tau Kok incident and bomb attacks 71 Chapter 6 Britain’s plan for emergency evacuation of Hong Kong 95 Chapter 7 Hawks and doves within the British government in 101 handling the disturbances Chapter 8 The arson attack on the office of British chargé d’affaires 109 and the murder of Lam Bun Chapter 9 Finale to the Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution 121 Chapter 10 Impact of the 1967 riots 131 Chapter 11 Recollections and reflections by key players in the 143 disturbances Appendices 221 Notes 227 Bibliography 237 Index 239 Cheung_00_fm.indd 5 19/04/2011 4:38 PM Cheung_00_fm.indd 6 19/04/2011 4:38 PM ...