Struggle Committee

The Committee of Hong Kong and Kowloon Compatriots from All Circles for Struggle Against British Hong Kong Persecution, often shortened to the Struggle Committee, was a committee established by pro-Chinese Communist Party activists during the 1967 Hong Kong riots.[1][2][3] It opposed the British colonial administration in Hong Kong.

For the form of public humiliation and torture used in China during the Mao era, see Struggle session.

Committee of Hong Kong and Kowloon Compatriots from All Circles for Struggle Against British Hong Kong Persecution
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
Abbreviation
Traditional Chinese鬥委會
Simplified Chinese斗委会

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
  1. RTHK. "RTHK." Hong Kong 1967. Retrieved on 19 December 2007.
  2. Carroll, John M. (2007). A Concise History of Hong Kong. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0-7425-3422-7.
  3. 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.


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