Canton–Hong Kong strike
Canton–Hong Kong strike | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Shěng Gǎng Dà Bàgōng |
Wade–Giles | Shêng3 Kang3 Ta4 Pa4-kung1 |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Sáang góng daaih bah gūng |
Jyutping | Saang2 gong2 daai6 baa6 gung1 |
Part of People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. |
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The Canton–Hong Kong strike was a
Incident
On May 30, 1925, Sikh detachments of the Shanghai Municipal Police opened fire on a crowd of Chinese demonstrators at the Shanghai International Settlement. At least nine demonstrators were killed, and many others wounded.[1] Escalating the incident, on June 23, 1925, a heated demonstration in Shameen Island took place which resulted in the Shakee Massacre.[2][citation needed] Troops under foreign command, perceiving shots being fired at them, killed more than fifty Chinese protesters and wounded almost two hundred more.[1]
Strike
Prominent Chinese citizens in
Government and economy
The
An anti-British boycott continued for several more months.[1] The economy was paralysed and Hong Kong's total trade fell by 50%, shipping diminished by 40%, and rents decreased by 60%, which lasted until the end of the boycott.[2]
In literature
The Canton–Hong Kong strike plays a prominent part in André Malraux's first novel, The Conquerors (1928).[citation needed]
See also
- History of colonial Hong Kong
- History of the Republic of China
- Su Zhaozheng
- 1922 seamen's strike
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7425-3422-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-419-22160-9. p 42-43.
- ISBN 9789888083664.
- ISBN 9780295976013.