03161nam 2200613 a 450 991045968570332120200520144314.0988-220-701-41-282-70898-89786612708985988-8052-36-5(CKB)2670000000039476(EBL)677362(OCoLC)662405185(SSID)ssj0000419831(PQKBManifestationID)11278358(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000419831(PQKBWorkID)10385732(PQKB)10888145(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035496(MiAaPQ)EBC677362(MdBmJHUP)muse7240(Au-PeEL)EBL677362(CaPaEBR)ebr10453709(CaONFJC)MIL270898(EXLCZ)99267000000003947620100714d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHong Kong's watershed[electronic resource] the 1967 riots /Gary Ka-wai CheungHong Kong Hong Kong University Press20091 online resource (265 p.)Description based upon print version of record.962-209-089-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 Bun9. Finale to the Hong Kong-style Cultural Revolution10. Impact of the 1967 riots; 11. Recollection and reflections by key players in the disturbances; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; IndexHong Kong's Watershed: The 1967 Riots is the first English book that provides an account and critical analysis of the disturbances based on declassified files from the British government and recollection by key players during the events. The interviews with the participants, including Jack Cater, Liang Shangyuan, George Walden, Tsang Tak-sing, Tsang Yok-sing, and Hong Kong government officials, left irreplaceable records of oral history on the political upheaval. --The book analyses the causes and repercussions of the 1967 riots which are widely seen as a watershed of postwar history of Hong KRiotsChinaHong KongHistory20th centuryHong Kong (China)History20th centuryElectronic books.RiotsHistory951.25/04Cheung Gary Ka-wai1037274MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459685703321Hong Kong's watershed2458126UNINA