Hock Lee bus riots
1955 civil unrest in Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Date | 12 May 1955 |
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Location | Alexandra Road Tiong Bahru |
Participants | Workers from Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company Students from Chinese-medium schools (supporting the workers) |
Outcome | 4 people dead 31 people injured |
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In February of that year, the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company fired 229 bus workers due to their association with the Singapore Bus Workers' Union. As a result, the bus workers went on a strike. Despite mediation efforts, the strikes escalated into riots on 12 May, resulting in the deaths of four people and thirty-one people injured.