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The 1967 Hong Kong riots
Striking workers and students filled the streets of Hong Kong for much of 1967. They were inspired by the Cultural Revolution in China and wanted an end to British rule.
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)
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