LEADER 03161nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910459685703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a988-220-701-4 010 $a1-282-70898-8 010 $a9786612708985 010 $a988-8052-36-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000039476 035 $a(EBL)677362 035 $a(OCoLC)662405185 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000419831 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11278358 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000419831 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10385732 035 $a(PQKB)10888145 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035496 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC677362 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse7240 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL677362 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10453709 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL270898 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000039476 100 $a20100714d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHong Kong's watershed$b[electronic resource] $ethe 1967 riots /$fGary Ka-wai Cheung 210 $aHong Kong $cHong Kong University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a962-209-089-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $a9. 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; Index 330 $aHong 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 K 606 $aRiots$zChina$zHong Kong$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aHong Kong (China)$xHistory$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRiots$xHistory 676 $a951.25/04 700 $aCheung$b Gary Ka-wai$01037274 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459685703321 996 $aHong Kong's watershed$92458126 997 $aUNINA