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May Days in Hong Kong: Riot and Emergency in 1967

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Robert Bickers ,Ray Yep
2009
Published by: Hong Kong University Press, HKU
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This collection of essays and testimonies explores various facets of the anti-colonial riots which erupted in Hong Kong in May 1967, their causes, their impact on colonial policy, and Sino-British relations, and their legacy for Hong Kong society and governance, and the people of the territory.

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Cover

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Frontmatter

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Contents

pp. v-vi
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Contributors

pp. vii-x
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1: Studying the 1967 riots: An overdue project

pp. 1-18
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Section I: Strategy and History

2: The 1967 riots in Hong Kong: The domestic and diplomatic fronts of the governor

pp. 21-36
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3: The 1967 riots: A legitimacy crisis?

pp. 37-52
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4: On not being Macao(ed) in Hong Kong: British official minds and actions in 1967

pp. 53-68
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5: A historical perspective: The 1967 riots and the strike-boycott of 1925-26

pp. 69-86
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Section II: Policies and Legacies

6: Hong Kong headaches': Policing the 1967 disturbances

pp. 89-104
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7: The banking and financial impact of the 1967 riots in Hong Kong

pp. 105-126
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8: The riots and labour laws: The struggle for an eight-hour day for women factory workers, 1962-71

pp. 127-144
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9: Learning from civil unrest: State/society relations in Hong Kong before and after the 1967 disturbances

pp. 145-160
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Section III: Testimonies

1967: Witnesses remember

pp. 163-180
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Notes

pp. 181-206
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Bibliography

pp. 207-214
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Index

pp. 215-222
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