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> The last time the Hong Kongese rioted against the British was in 1967 From TFA, also 1981, 1982, and 1984. (Admittedly, these were generally economics-driven
by ethbr1 2y ago
> The last time the Hong Kongese rioted against the British was in 1967
From TFA, also 1981, 1982, and 1984. (Admittedly, these were generally economics-driven)
>> After the [1967] riots, the British Hong Kong government publicly reflected on its failure to address certain social grievances and carried out major social reforms. However, another series of riots would occur in 1981.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Hong_Kong_riots https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_Hong_Kong_riots
- JumpCrisscross 2y agoOpen to being corrected, but those were riots in Hong Kong, not riots against British rule.
- ethbr1 2y agoI think it's fair to say the 80s riots were 'riots against the economic policies of the current administration, which was British.' Given that the 1967 riots were explicitly CCP-supported, they've a clearer line to regime change as a goal. And given the CCP was somewhat busy in the late 70s and early 80s rendering Mao's excesses anathema [0], it's unlikely they saw formenting revolution in Hong Kong as a priority. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_economic_reform#1979%E2%80%931984 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_economic_reform#1979...