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	Hong Kong 1967 riots - KnowledgeIsFun.com
		The tension in Hong Kong was heightened by the on-goin.
		In Hong Kong's downtown Central district, large loudspeakers were placed on the roof of the Bank of China Building, broadcasting pro-communist rhetoric and propaganda, while students from leftist schools were assigned to distribute newspapers carrying information about the disturbances and pro-communist rhetoric to the public.
		The Hong Kong Police Force was applauded for its behaviour during the riots by the British Government.
	www.knowledgeisfun.com /H/Ho/Hong-Kong-1967-riots.php (1281 words)

	Wikipedia free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Hong Kong is 60 km to the east of Macau on the opposite side of the Pearl River estuary.
		Hong Kong's climate is tropical and prone to monsoons.
		Hong Kong is often described as a city where East meets West, yet 96 percent of its population is Chinese, the majority of which are Cantonese.
	news.paellaman.com /encyclopedia.php?title=Hong_Kong (5797 words)

	tofu magazine, the 1967 Hong Kong riots
		For them, the riots are a reminder that when authorities repeatedly ignore the needs of the community, the masses will rise up and take to the streets to fight for social change.
		Hong Kong in the 1960s can be best described as a "sweatshop’" colony where working and living conditions were nightmarish.
		While their adult parents were working most hours of the day at the local sweatshop factories, it was the youth of 1960s Hong Kong who were the first ones to voice their discontent about the social problems in the colony.
	www.tofu-magazine.net /newVersion/pages/riots.html (582 words)

	E-Journal on Hong Kong Cultural and Social Studies
		The stationing of the PLA near the Hong Kong border to restrain popular demonstrations after the Sha Tau Kok incidents and the continued trans-border commercial and administrative contacts during the period basically confirmed this.
		After the riots were over, it was commonly agreed that the government should launch a social programme that could change the image of the Hong Kong government and to improve its governance in the long term.
		The 1967 riots could be divided into three phases: (1) political mobilization from May to June, (2) radical dominance in the PRC and terrorism in Hong Kong from July to August, and (3) back to the normality from September 1967 onwards.
	www.hku.hk /hkcsp/ccex/ehkcss01/issue3_ar_lawrence_wong.htm (9090 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Hong Kong 1967 Leftist Riots
		It was caused by pro-communist leftists in Hong Kong, inspired by the Cultural Revolution in the People's Republic of China (PRC), who turned a labour dispute into large scale demonstrations against British colonial rule.
		The tension in Hong Kong was heightened by the on-going Cultural Revolution to the north.
		Hong Kong's own French restaurant, Amigo, was opened during the riot, but it survived and flourished to this day.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Hong_Kong_1967_riots (1377 words)

	AAS Abstracts: China Session 174 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Individually, the panel presenters consider various facets of civil society's expansion, from Hong Kong student demonstrations, to the fragile sense of Hong Kong cultural identity, to resistance in the territory to the Chinese state's attempts to reinscribe colonialism.
		Post-war British colonial rule in Hong Kong was characterized by grandiose social engineering schemes whose aim was to neutralize popular demands and mitigate societal discontents arising from the rapid incursion of capital into both natural and human resources.
		Ever since the 1967 riots in Hong Kong, committees and departments were instated by the colonial government: crime-fighting committees, a housing authority, a land development corporation and the like.
	www.aasianst.org /absts/1997abst/China/c174.htm (1152 words)

	Hong Kong 1967 riots - Definition, explanation
		Riots turned more violent when the leftists resorted to terrorist attacks, planting fake and real bombs in the city and murdering members of the press who voiced opinions against their actions.
		Riots sponsored by pro-Communists leftists erupted in the Portugese colony of Macau located just to the east of Hong Kong in the previous December.
		The Hong Kong Police was recognized of its valor and loyalty during the riots.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/h/ho/hong_kong_1967_riots.php (1210 words)

	The History of Hong Kong
		Hong Kong, a coastal city in southern China, has evolved from a fishing village, salt production site, trading and military port into an international financial centre that enjoys the world's ninth highest GNP per capita, and supports a third of foreign capital flows into China.
		Hong Kong's population boomed in the following decades' turmoil in China: from 530,000 in 1916 and 725,000 in 1925 to 1.6 million by 1941.
		Hong Kong was occupied by Japanese from 25 December 1941 to 15 August 1945.
	www.hongkonghoteltour.com /travel_guide/history.htm (3283 words)

	1967 Hong Kong riots, a colony-wide social revolution that forever changed the face of British colonialism
		From then on Hong Kong was no longer referred to as a sweatshop and the word ‘colony’ was removed from official public discourse all together.
		The 1967 uprisings forced the colonial government to grudgingly introduce long-belated labour laws in the colony (Employment Ordinance 1968) and allowed for the Chinese language to be used in conjunction with English in public offices.
		As the post-handover euphoria has died and the effects of the global economic recession worsens, the Hong Kong SAR government must learn that crony capitalism, welfare for the elite and a denial of public responsibility is the best recipe for yet another ‘1967-style’ uprising in Hong Kong.
	www.tofu-magazine.net /newVersion/pages/riots-4.html (659 words)

	Asia Times Online - News from greater China; Hong Kong and Taiwan
		During a time of increased political pressure from Beijing, with Hong Kong's promised autonomy seemingly under question and fears being raised about an unseen hand pressuring the media, political leaders and the public, the role of the party in Hong Kong is as mysterious as ever.
		But this is Hong Kong in the new millennium, not Shanghai in the 1930s when the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party were battling for power in a deadly struggle, with the spoils of the nation on the line.
		Hong Kong Xinhua aided PRC [People's Republic of China] personnel in understanding the local capitalist society, and conversely it helped accustom local society to some of the Beijing government's policies and personnel," according to an article in the journal Historian by Chu Yik-yi, an assistant professor at Hong Kong Baptist University.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/FF10Ad06.html (2066 words)

	Hong Kong
		The highest recorded temperature in Hong Kong is 40 degrees Celsius while the lowest recorded temperature is 0 degrees.
		Given the highly externally oriented nature of the economy, this objective is further defined as a stable external value for the Hong Kong dollar in terms of a linked exchange rate against the US dollar at the rate of HK$7.80 to one United States dollar.
		Hong Kong is the fourth largest metropolitan area of the PRC by population.
	creekin.net /n82-hong-kong.html (3290 words)

	Hong Kong 1967 riots - China-related Topics HM-HP - China-Related Topics
		Riots sponsored by pro-Communist leftists erupted in the Portuguese colony of Macau located just to the west of Hong Kong in the previous December.
		Since 1967, a wide segment of the Hong Kong public has generally looked at the pro-communist groups with mistrust and suspicion.
		The Hong Kong Police Force was recognized for its valor and loyalty during the events by the British government.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Hong_Kong_1967_riots (1391 words)

	Career Development Quarterly: Career counseling in Hong Kong: Meeting the social challenges
		Convergence and divergence in career counseling between Hong Kong and the United States are discussed, in reference to a number of areas, including the freedom to choose and compromise, collectivism and individualism, school-to-work transition, use of tests, and types of career intervention.
		Hong Kong had been a British colony for most of the twentieth century until it was returned to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.
		These social riots were triggered by the Cultural Revolution in China during the 1960s, and the colonial government realized that maintaining social stability and cohesion was vital to the development of Hong Kong.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0JAX/is_3_50/ai_84558588 (1378 words)

	History of Hong kong
		The people in Hong Kong are mostly speakers of Cantonese, and so it is their word for the island which became familiar in the West.
		Hong Kong island ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Nanjing.
		Japanese occupation of Hong Kong and New Territories.
	www.sacu.org /hongkong.html (257 words)

	Hong Kong
		Hong Kong's international significance accelerated in the second half of the 20th century--not only from the explosive growth of its industry but also from the reemergence of China as a participant in world trade and politics.
		Hong Kong is one of the world's busiest shipping centers and continually attempts to upgrade its port facilities with expanded airport and container port facilities.
		Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China under the principle "one country, two systems." Under the Basic Law, the constitution adopted for Hong Kong in 1990, the former British colony enjoys a capitalist economy, a free port, a separate customs territory, and its own currency and finances.
	www.everlastinglove.com /hong_kong.htm (1738 words)

	'Hong Kong and China, 1997'- Essay by Allen Gaborro
		All in all, Hong Kongers have succeeded in cultivating an environment of social and political constancy even as their city is embedded in a region that is coterminous with political strife.
		Beijing’s whittling away of Hong Kong’s liberal political structure—a preliminary process that began with the signing of the Joint Declaration in 1984--is merely a preface to that crisis, a sharp introduction to what Beijing may have in store for its newest annexation.
		Ironically, while China’s leaders welcome the return of Hong Kong to the motherland with all the pomp and ceremony of a Chinese New Year, they may not realize that their reacquisition of the city could be setting the stage for future turmoil.
	www.eclectica.org /v1n10/gaborro_hk.html (1371 words)

	Shaw Brothers: 1967
		But by 1967, Cathay, Shaw’s main rival in the late 50s and early 60s, was in decline (thanks to the untimely death of their founder Dato Loke Wan Tho), and there weren’t yet any other studios in Hong Kong that Shaw needed to fear; it’s likely that they turned their competitive attention to other markets.
		In 1967, the first generation of children born after the Communist victory in China was coming of age, a generation who must have had totally different feelings about traditional Chinese culture than their parents who had fled the civil war and whose homeland was starting to fall under Mao Zedong’s cultural revolution.
		Hong Kong Nocturne is no different; but, unlike many musicals, it has a strong preference for what kind of family is best.
	shawbros.typepad.com /shaw/1967 (8694 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Lam Bun
		Lam Bun (1930-August 24, 1967) was a victim in the Hong Kong 1967 riots and a radio commentator in Commercial Radio Hong Kong.
		During the 1967 riots, he criticized the leftist agitators on his own radio programmes, even creating a programme called "Cannot refrain from strike" (欲罷不能) to satirize the leftist agitators.
		In 2001, the believed riot leader Yeung Kwong was awarded the highest honour Grand Bauhinia Medal in Hong Kong.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Lam_Bun (284 words)

	Hong Kong Travel Guide \| LukeTravels.com
		Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China under the principle "one country, two systems." Under the Basic Law, the constitution adopted for Hong Kong in 1990, the former British colony enjoys a capitalist economy, a free port, a separate customs territory, and its own currency and finances.
		Tung raised concerns in Hong Kong when he announced in February 1997 that certain rights--such as the right of assembly--guaranteed by laws passed by the British government would be repealed or amended once the transfer of power had been completed.
		During the power-transfer ceremony on June 30, 1997, Chinese President Jiang Zemin expressed his commitment to maintaining Hong Kong's continued economic, legislative, and judicial autonomy, and he promised to schedule elections for an independent legislature for Hong Kong in 1998.
	www.luketravels.com /hong-kong/government.htm (829 words)

	Blogging... Walk The Talk: The 1967 Riots and the Limits of Colonial Rule
		Both London and the Hong Kong government recognized that a new social contract was necessary with the local population, and undertook a number of steps to decrease the obvious 'colonial' and unrepresentative nature of government.
		When compounded by corruption in Hong Kong government at the highest levels, it was natural that a substantial portion of the local population turned to triads for justice (in the 1960s, an estimated 20% of the population were members).
		We view this critical juncture in Hong Kong history as being very illustrative of the theory that modernization and economic growth brings about a middle class that demands, and successfully extracts, higher standards from government.
	www.blogthetalk.com /2005/07/1967-riots-and-limits-of-colonial-rule.html (1031 words)

	hongkong
		Although most of Hong Kong's festivals were established in China several millennia ago, they have evolved into celebrations that have a distinctly local character.
		The celebrations in Hong Kong are also much more luxurious due to the higher quality of living on the island as compared to the villages of mainland China.
		The boat people of Hong Kong set off at dawn, filling the territory's waterways as they head for one of the many temples dedicated to the goddess.
	www.bsu.edu /world2000/research/howell/hongkong.html (1433 words)

	Hong Kong Riots
		Following the Second World War, the British reasserted their control of Hong Kong and for more than ten years there was no trouble in the colony.
		Communists were given sanctuary in the police compounds, and by the 12th the riots had subsided leaving 15 killed by the rioters, and 44 dead by police action.
		In 1967, riots began again as young followers of Mao besieged Government House, which was guarded by a handful of British soldiers.
	www.britains-smallwars.com /RRGP/HongKong.htm (1158 words)

	Marking opportunity with each downturn (tdctrade.com)
		Robert Dorfman is on the Executive Committee of the Shippers' Council, representing the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
		Hong Kong is going through a particularly difficult period-one filled with self-doubt and apprehension about the future.
		Here in Hong Kong, we have recognized the need to prepare our youth for the challenges that lie ahead.
	www.tdctrade.com /shippers/vol25_1/vol25_1_inforecast06.htm (515 words)

	Hong Kong (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		However, it would be ranked 11th in terms of per capita GDP ( PPP) in the world (USD 32,292), which is even higher than Japan (USD 31,384), making Hong Kong one of the richest territorial regions in Asia.
		A few of the international schools include: the Hong Kong International School, Chinese International School, Canadian International School of Hong Kong and the German Swiss International School.
		There are also over 120,000 Filipinas working in Hong Kong as maids, who are known in Hong Kong as amahs, or more often feiyungs.
	www.totalbike.com /wiki/Hong_Kong (5787 words)

	CNN.com - Shadow over Hong Kong - July 11, 2001
		The Hong Kong legislature on Wednesday passed the Chief Executive Election Bill, which gave the central government unlimited authority to remove the special administrative region's (SAR) chief executive, by a margin of 36 to 18.
		Independent legislator Audrey Eu said since the Basic Law, Hong Kong's mini-constitution, had left the issue of the removal of the chief executive vague, Hong Kong should seek the guidance of the courts instead of coming out with a legislation.
		A Hong Kong-based Western diplomat said these events had cast a big shadow on attempts by Tung, who is touring the U.S., to convince a Western audience that Hong Kong still has a high degree of autonomy four years after the transition of sovereignty.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/07/11/china.willy.hkong (441 words)

	British Empire: The Map Room: Asia: Hong Kong
		Hong Kong to Amoy to Shanghai cable operational.
		Hong Kong serves as base for Allied forces.
		Hong Kong Under Imperial Rule 1912 - 1941
	www.britishempire.co.uk /maproom/hongkong.htm (184 words)

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