Blog Post 3: Sources for Hock Lee Bus Riots "Third, the Hock Lee Bus Strike can be seen as a demostration of the dissaisfaction the Chinese-educated community had for the doscriminatory of the policies implemented by the British colonial government The emergence of the Labour Front gave them an opportunity to let out such unhappy sentiments
Hock Lee bus riots - Wikipedia The Hock Lee bus riots took place on 12 May 1955 in Singapore The riots started as a result of confrontation between the police, bus workers of the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company and students who supported the bus workers
Hock Lee Bus riots, 12 May 1955 - National Library Board This is a picture of four policemen carrying a rioter during Hock Lee Bus riot A strike broke out at Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company over the dismissal of about 200 members of Singapore Bus Workers Union (SBWU) This erupted into a full-scale riot by striking workers
Hock Lee Bus Riots Accompanied by students from Chinese middle schools as well as other sympathisers, the mob picketed bus stops and a depot in an attempt to urge other bus drivers to join their cause The strike eventually erupted into a full-blown riot comprising 2,000 people on May 12 the same year
Hock Lee Bus Riots - sg101. gov. sg The left-wing trade unions deployed militant tactics to demand better employment terms Tensions reached a tipping point when 229 members were fired by the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company on 24 Apr 1955 Over the next two days, the unhappy dismissed workers took to the streets and went on strike
HOCK LEE BUS RIOTS - National Archives of Singapore AFTERMATH OF THE 'COMMUNIST INSTIGATED' RIOTS ABOUT 2,000 RIOTING STUDENTS, STRIKERS AND HOOLIGANS WERE FIGHTING WITH THE SINGAPORE POLICE (HOCK LEE BUS RIOTS) RIOTERS BEING DETAINED BY THE POLICE AFTER THE 'COMMUNIST INSTIGATED' RIOTS
Gr History project : Riots In Singapore - Blogger Large number of drivers were dismissed by Hock Lee Bus Company, who in turn protested by locking themselves in the garages at Alexandra Road Soon, students from Chinese middle schools took sympathy of the drivers and joined in the protests