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	Hock Lee bus riots - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hock Lee bus riots occurred on May 12, 1955, in Singapore.
		On April 23, 1955, workers from the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company began to go on strike.
		They were members of the Singapore Bus Workers' Union (SBWU) and were protesting against poor working conditions, long work hours and low pay.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hock_Lee_bus_riots (287 words)

	David Saul Marshall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ironically, in 1969 the leader of Singapore and political opponent Lee Kuan Yew abolished the jury system, using Marshall's reputation to illustrate the inadequacy of the jury system.
		In the Second World War, he joined the Singapore Volunteer Corps and was taken prisoner after the Fall of Singapore in 1942, working in coal mines of Hokkaido, Japan before being released in 1945.
		From 1978 to 1993, Marshall served as Singapore's Ambassador to France, Portugal and Switzerland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/David_Saul_Marshall (478 words)

	Singapore - HISTORY
		In August 1989, Lee Kuan Yew created a stir within the region by stating that Singapore was "prepared to host some United States facilities to make it easier for the Philippines to host the United States bases there." Malaysia reacted negatively to the announcement, and other ASEAN countries expressed some dismay.
		Lee had served as a legal adviser to a number of trade unions and, by 1952, had earned a reputation for his successful defense of the rights of workers.
		Lee, a fourth- generation Singaporean, was educated at Raffles Institution and Cambridge University, where he took a double first (first-class honors in two subjects) in law.
	www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/singapore/HISTORY.html (19241 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lim Chin Siong
		In 1955, Lim and Fong Swee Suan instigated a labour strike by bus workers that resulted into the violent Hock Lee bus riots.
		The Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock suppressed the riots aggressively and Lim Chin Siong, with many other pro-communists, were arrested.
		However, he broke off with the Lee Kuan Yew-led PAP (which now tried to get rid of its left-winged allies) and formed the Barisan Sosialis Party in 17 September 1961.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Lim_Chin_Siong (412 words)

	Lim Chin Siong - Psychology Central
		Together with his strength in Chinese oratory which was a critical factor for tapping the support of the Chinese-speaking masses, he was recruited into the PAP by Lee Kuan Yew.
		At a young age of 22, He was elected into the legislative assembly as a member for Bukit Timah in 1955 and together with Lee, represented the PAP in the 1956 consitutional talks in London.
		In 1955, Lim and his close associate Fong Swee Suan instigated a labour strike by bus workers that resulted into the violent Hock Lee bus riots.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Lim_Chin_Siong (712 words)

	l.z.y./Data » Blog Archive » “Lee Kuan Yew’s shift on detention without trial” (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Lee cautioned again that it would be only “a temporary damper against those who set out to wreck the democratic state” because the “ultimate answer to the communist challenge” lies in “economical, social and political conditions”.
		Looking back, Lee feels that while he wanted to win over the people’s hearts and minds against communism, “force had to be met by force in the end”.
		Lee’s strategy was one of pragmatism in dealing with different “enemies” at different times: first colonialism, then communism.
	lzydata.djourne.net /?p=2358 (1681 words)

	Singapore - Road to Independence
		On August 31, Lee declared Singapore to be independent with the PAP government to act as trustees for fifteen days until the formation of Malaysia on September 16.
		On September 3, Lee dissolved the Legislative Assembly and called for a new election on September 21, to obtain a new mandate for the PAP government.
		Lee visited every corner of the island in search of votes, and the PAP won thirty-seven of the fifty-one seats while the Barisan Sosialis won only thirteen.
	countrystudies.us /singapore/10.htm (3789 words)

	Commanding Heights : Singapore \| on PBS
		PAP leader Lee Kuan Yew calls for national unity, social and economic reform, and for a Federation of Malaya that includes Singapore.
		Lee promises to create an honest government and a single multicultural national identity, and to expand trade.
		Lee Kuan Yew's PAP party sweeps the 1971 elections, and he exploits the victory to press economic and labor reforms.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/commandingheights/lo/countries/sg/sg_full.html (3059 words)

	History of Singapore - SgWiki
		In response, Lee called for a referendum on the merger, to be held in September 1962, and initiated a vigorous campaign in advocation of their proposal of merger, possibly aided by the fact that the government had a large influence over the media.
		One of the more notorious riots was the riot that took place on Prophet Muhammad's birthday (21 July, 1964), near Kallang Gasworks with twenty three killed and hundreds injured as Chinese and Malays attacked each other.
		Lee Kuan Yew initiated preparations for a national defence force from 1967, to be called the Singapore Armed Forces, to be established by the time of the British withdrawal.
	new.sgwiki.com /wiki/History_of_Singapore (8859 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Hock Lee bus riots
		On April 23, workers from the Hock Lee Amalgated Bus Company began to go on strike.
		On May 12, later known as "Black Thursday", a major riot broke out in the streets of Alexandra Road and Tiong Bahru.
		Later, Hock Lee Bus Company and the SBWU signed a ruling issued by the Court of Inquiry.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Hock_Lee_bus_riots (591 words)

	Singapore People's Action Party - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, ...
		Lee indeed refused to take office until the eight procommunist PAP detainees arrested in 1956 and 1957 were released, and he appointed several of them, including Lim Chin Siong, Fong Swee Suan, and Devan Nair, to government posts.
		Lee's closest advisors, however, were moderates Goh Keng Swee, Toh Chin Chye, and S. Rajaratnam.
		In July Lee demanded and received a vote of confidence on the issue of merger from the Legislative Assembly.
	workmall.com /wfb2001/singapore/singapore_history_peoples_action_party.html (2690 words)

	NUS: Library: A Sense of History: Singapore, 1955-1965: Self-Government, Merger & Separation
		Barr, Michael D. Lee Kuan Yew in Malaysia: a reappraisal of the Lee Kuan Yew's role in the separation of Singapore from Malaysia.
		Excerpts of speeches by Lee Kuan Yew on Singapore, 1959-1973.
		The Singapore Story is the first volume of the memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew and takes his story up to the pivotal moment of separation from Malaysia.
	www.lib.nus.edu.sg /bib/sh/sing1955.html (3206 words)

	The Sage of Singapore ASIAWEEK
		Lee Kuan Yew tells of a golf pro's trick of hitting a tee with an egg on it, and his reluctance to repeat it because 'I may not be as lucky the second time around.' Like the building of Singapore.
		No one is more aware of this than Lee Kuan Yew, prime minister from 1959 to 1990.
		They went to school like everybody else, took the school bus like everybody else, did things they were asked to do like other schoolchildren.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw00/000922aw.htm (2706 words)

	Singapore Ink. » National Education and Sierra Leone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Many guessed that riots were caused by a rise in bus fares and poor working conditions.
		Less than a third wrote that the Emergency was declared by the colonial government to fight communist subversion and insurgency in the Malaysian peninsula and Singapore, and that the Hock Lee Bus riots were communist-instigated.
		The Hock Lee Bus riots and the racial riots were part of our history.
	www.djourne.net /singaporeink/index.php/archives/2005/09/18/national-education-and-sierra-leone (4300 words)

	//beconfused » Blog Archive » nair//tribute (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In 1954, Mr Lee Kuan Yew asked Mr Nair to join him so the unions could provide the mass base for a new party.
		When the Hock Lee bus riots took place, the British government cracked down on the unions and Mr Nair and his comrades were arrested
		Mr Lee persuaded Mr Nair to get all the detainees to commit to a non-communist Malaya, before securing their release.
	beconfused.com /blog/2005/12/07/nair-tribute (397 words)

	QLRS - Interviews : Writing About Public Matters \| Vol. 5 No. 1 Oct 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I'd seen riots in the 1950s, the Maria Hertogh riots.
		I'd seen the Hock Lee bus riots — I was in Penang Road and we'd just finished the four o'clock show.
		It's been a major concern of MM [Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew] and a major concern of the party, of the policies of the government.
	www.qlrs.com /interview.asp?id=484 (1557 words)

	Education World® - History : By Region : Asia : Singapore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)*
		Hock Lee Bus Riots, The recounts the events of May 12, 1955, when union bus workers staged a strike for better pay and working conditions.
		Lee Kuan Yew MSN Encarta Popular nationalist leader in Singapore served as the country's first prime minister, holding office from 1959 to 1990.
		Maria Hertogh Riots brought about by the colonial government's order to separate an adopted European child, given the name of Nadra, from her Muslim foster mother - December 11, 1950.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=3048 (544 words)

	Destinations
		Riots were expected and we positioned ourselves in the eye of the hurricane, in a little sports bar haven on Rush St. The game was a good one, tight, back and forth and ultimately won by Utah by two.
		When we marched out to the street we were greeted by dozens of cops on horses, on foot and all sporting the fall full riot ensemble.
		Her friends herded her back on the bus and let me tell you, they left no broken hearts in their wake at the Weiner's Circle.
	www.geocities.com /easpeedus/Archive.htm (5905 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/David Saul Marshall
		Known for his sharp eloquence and imposing stances, he claimed that he had 99 acquittals out of 100 cases he defended for murder.
		Later in 1969, Lee Kuan Yew abolished the jury system, using Marshall's reputation to illustrate the inadequacy of the jury system.
		Marshall stayed on the backbench, before quitting the ruling Labour Front party in 1957 and founding the Workers' Party.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/David_Saul_Marshall (440 words)

	l.z.y./Data » Blog Archive » Home Run, & the great Singaporean filmmaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		If it means that we have to portray Lee Kuan Yew & the PAP Old Guard as having outwitted the communists politically, instead of being the righteous winners against evil as we normally regard them now, then that has to be our interpretation.
		We could have Tunku & Lee, but the subject matter as it is already has to incorporate some kind of meta-explanation of the differences between the Alliance & the PAP, as well as between Singapore & the rest of Malaysia.
		For instance, it may not celebrate our SM Lee Kuan Yew’s contributions as much as some people may want, but so long as it doesn’t take too many liberties with the truth, I think it will be acceptable as a “Singapore story” nonetheless.
	lzydata.djourne.net /?p=526 (2619 words)

	Asia-Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An interesting interview with SM Lee on the history and culture of Asian societies.
		Traces the milestones in the history of Singapore from the 1950s to 70s; Includes incidents like the Hock Lee Bus riots.
		Site covers the biography of SM Lee Kuan Yew; his life and career; his role as founding father of Singapore; site includes archives.
	www.asia-links.com /sina/directory/directory.asp?folderid=9091 (671 words)

	Return of the native wit: Book review
		His contribution: a drawing of then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on a tank threatening to crush a baby symbolising the Herald.
		In this global age characterised by the free flow of information over the Net and press liberalisation by the state, My Singapore signals the possibility that we may have reached a point in time where we are privy to another view of the past.
		On a more poignant note, personal history turns out to be as important as political pasts as Chua pays tribute to his late uncle, a constable killed during the Hock Lee bus riots, Snoopy creator Charles Schulz, and two Singaporean photographers killed during the Vietnam War.
	www.singapore-window.org /sw00/000730st.htm (992 words)

	[LINK] RFI: Singapore's Blocks
		We've had racial riots in the 60s and religious riots as well (the Maria Hertog [sp?] affair).
		We've also gone through ideological conflicts such as the student riots (Hock Lee bus riots) where the government was trying to quell Communism.
		However, much of the info on the net isn't very credible and not many people know that (maybe lack of knowledge or not wanting to know anything outside of their sphere of interest could be possible factors).
	mailman.anu.edu.au /pipermail/link/2001-November/015310.html (1292 words)

	Ben Kepple: November 2004 Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Based on our limited knowledge of the incident, it appears most of the fans who were involved in the riot and were injured as a result got what they deserved.
		On general principle grounds, if a fan is stupid enough to charge out onto the court and lunge towards a player in a threatening manner, he is asking for trouble.
		There were no proscriptions, there were no riots, there were no personal repercussions -- the worst that can be said is that people had to stand in line for a while.
	www.benkepple.com /archives/2004_11.html (8517 words)

	Miami Riot 1980 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Miami is a major city located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Florida.
		The riots sparked by the verdict led to the deaths of 18 people, eight of whom were white.
		The number of people arrested totaled around 1,100 and more than $80,000,000(1980$) in property was damaged during the riot.
	miami.riot.1980.en.reference.pl (9703 words)

	TEEHEE IM A SIAOZABO ;D;D;D
		den althea said tt e bus survived e hock lee bus riots...
		lee kah wee and his lousy idea of researching on indigestion and gastric ulcers -_- haiz.
		lee kah wee punished e ppl hu din bring their prac bks by asking dem 2 copy e entire chapter 4 of e txtbk.
	zhoudynasty.blogspot.com /2005_03_01_zhoudynasty_archive.html (5851 words)

	[Kabar-indonesia] Indo News - 3/24/05 (Part 2 of 2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Two men riding a motorcycle on late Monday threw a grenade that exploded near a public bus in the predominantly Muslim neighborhood of Batumerah.
		Sectarian riots erupted in Ambon on April 25, 2004, after members of a banned separatist group, the Maluku Sovereignty Front (FKM), rallied to celebrate the 54th anniversary of the outlawed South Maluku Republic (RMS).
		At a joint news conference with Yudhoyono in Singapore on Feb. 15, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that both sides were working toward an agreement.
	www.kabar-irian.com /pipermail/kabar-indonesia/2005-March/000938.html (7005 words)

	Bus - All About All findings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Chester Bus is the local transport service for the City of Chester in England.
		MTA Long Island Bus (properly, the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA)) is the name of the subdivision of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority that provides bus service throughout Nassau County and some stops along the western border of Suffolk County and the eastern border of Queens in New York City.
		Its bus division has built buses for the European market, but some of their products have been sold or co-produced in North America (Orion Bus Industries of Canada and Crown Coaches of the United States).
	www.allaboutall.info /search/Bus (622 words)

	TOPIC 6: CHINATOWN’ AS A MICROCOSM OF SINGAPORE:
		By the 1840s the area was the commercial heart of the Chinese community, and construction of the present temple had begun in 1839.
		By now, however, the societies were the cause of riots and competition, including Ghee Hin riots against Catholic Chinese in 1850 (killing over 500), and 1876 Post Office riots against a new, and more expensive, monopoly on post and remittances.
		In 1931 the populations was 557,745, though by its fall in 1942 it had been swollen by refugees.
	www.hsse.nie.edu.sg /staff/kahack/cc%202.2%20(Chinatown).htm (5898 words)

	mrbrown: L'infantile terrible of Singapore: History of Singapore in Wikipedia
		Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material of whatever nature created by Lee Kin Mun and included in this weblog and any related pages, including the weblog's archives, is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
		There is a page for Goh Keng Swee, MM Lee Kuan Yew, and also the History of Singapore.
		Sep 30, 2005 12:57:19 AM There was a time when the Internal Security Act was considered useful in queling the bloody racial riots in the 1950s.
	www.mrbrown.com /blog/2005/09/history_of_sing.html (872 words)

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