The 1967 Hong Kong riots
How workers and students filled the colony's streets, pressing for an end to British rule
Witness History · BBC World Service
October 3, 20199m 0s
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Show Notes
Throughout much of 1967 striking workers and students filled the streets of Hong Kong. They were inspired by the Cultural Revolution in China and demanded an end to colonial British rule. Jasper Tsang Yok-sing was then an idealistic young student and he spoke to Rebecca Kesby in 2014.
(Photo: Left wing workers put up anti-British posters in Hong Kong outside Government House. Credit: Central Press/Getty Images)