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Law and order. The first disturbance in the 1960s was the Hong Kong 1966 riots over the rising fares of the Star Ferry. A petition was created with 20,000 signatures in protest against any increases in transportation costs. The result led to the arrest of 1,800 people, but the end came swiftly.
Women in Hong Kong General Statistics Maternal mortality (per 100,000) NA (2010) Women in parliament 15.7% (2012) Women over 25 with secondary education 68.7% (2010) Women in labour force 51.0% (2011) Gender Inequality Index Value NR (2012) Rank NR Global Gender Gap Index Value NR (2012) Rank NR Part of a series on Women in society Society Women's history (legal rights) Woman Animal advocacy ...
Hanyu Pinyin. Chéng, Yuèrú. Yue: Cantonese. Jyutping. Cing4, Jyut6ju4. Linda Lin Dai (Chinese: 林黛; 26 December 1934 – 17 July 1964), born Ching Yuetyue (程月如), was a Chinese actress of Hong Kong films made in Mandarin during the 1950s–60s. She was a star actress of the Shaw Brothers Studio. She was the daughter of Cheng Siyuan ...
1960s in Hong Kong sport (10 C, 1 P) T. 1960s in Hong Kong television (3 C) Pages in category "1960s in Hong Kong" The following 3 pages are in this category ...
The Chopsticks was a short-lived female duo in Hong Kong consisting of Sandra Lang and Amina. They were the first all-female modern music singing group to be marketed and launched from Hong Kong. They started singing in the late 1960s with HK English pop songs and were contracted with the local Crown Records between 1969 and 1972, [1] having a ...
The 1967 Hong Kong riots were large-scale anti-government riots that occurred in Hong Kong during British colonial rule. Beginning as a minor labour dispute, the demonstrations eventually escalated into protests against the colonial government. The protests were partially inspired by successful anti-colonial demonstrations in Portuguese Macau ...
Knutsford Terrace (Chinese: 諾士佛台) is a terrace street in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is famous for its bars, pubs and restaurants. On the south slope of Observatory Hill, Knutsford Terrace is hidden behind the buildings of Kimberley Road. There is road access to the terrace near Mira Place and further road access from ...
English. Budget. $2 million [1] Box office. $2.6 million (US/Canada) [2] The Road to Hong Kong is a 1962 British semi-musical comedy film directed by Norman Panama and starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, as well as Joan Collins, with an extended cameo featuring Dorothy Lamour [3] in the setting of Hong Kong under British Rule. [4] This was the ...