Anti-British Struggle Committee
The Committee of Hong Kong and Kowloon Compatriots from All Circles for Struggle Against British Hong Kong Persecution, often shortened to the Anti-British Struggle Committee[1][2] or the Struggle Committee, was a political committee established by pro-Chinese Communist Party activists during the 1967 Hong Kong riots.[3][4] It opposed the British colonial administration in Hong Kong.
| Committee of Hong Kong and Kowloon Compatriots from All Circles for Struggle Against British Hong Kong Persecution | |||||||||||||
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 Anti-British Struggle Committee meeting, 30 August 1967 | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 港九各界同胞反對港英迫害鬥爭委員會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 港九各界同胞反对港英迫害斗争委员会 | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鬥委會 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 斗委会 | ||||||||||||
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According to Ta Kung Pao reports on 24 May 1967, the committee consisted of 348 leftist activists and was chaired by Yeung Kwong, leader of the Federation of Trade Unions (FTU).
Members of the executive committee
- Yeung Kwong
- Fei Yimin
- Xie Honghui
- Wong Kin-lap
- Wang Kuancheng
- Hu Jiu
- Huang Yanfang
- Wu Yi
- Liu Xian
- Guo Tianhai
- Deng Chuan
- Wong Fu-wing, Dick
- Pan Desheng
- Liu Yat-yuen
- Ren Yizhi
- Chen Hong
- Tong Ping-ta
See also
References
Citations
- Carroll 2007, p. 157.
- Cheung, Gary; So, Peter (16 May 2015). "Veteran unionist Yeung Kwong, ringleader in 1967 Hong Kong riots, dies at 89". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
Yeung's unionist career was marked by the 1967 riots, during which he served as director of the Anti-British Struggle Committee.
- RTHK. "RTHK." Hong Kong 1967. Retrieved on 19 December 2007.
- Chris Chan King-chi (14 June 2013). "Strike! A Reminder of Past Labour Militancy in Hong Kong". Harbour Times. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
Sources
- Carroll, John M. (2007). A Concise History of Hong Kong. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7425-3422-3.
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