Hong Kong 1981 riots 5408881 137937927 2007-06-13T17:16:51Z Astanhope 178145 /* Events */ copyedit In [[Hong Kong]], '''the riots of 1981''' are two riots on the [[Christmas Day]] of [[1981]] and the [[New Year's Day]] of [[1982]]. Since the majority of the participants were youths, the riots were also named as the '''Christmas youth riots of 1981''' and '''New Year youth riots of 1982'''. The riots had a long-term impact on the government's youth policy. ==Events== A riot broke out in the early morning of [[Christmas Day]], [[25 December]], [[1981]] in [[Central, Hong Kong|Central]], [[Hong Kong]]. In a minor road accident, a car driver accidentally hit a pedestrian, soon arousing unrest among the youth in the area and eventually evolving into a riot. 11 were injured and 7 cars were damaged. The police sent the [[Police Tactical Unit (Hong Kong)|Police Tactical Unit]] (PTU) to disperse the crowd. At 5 o'clock in the morning, the riot subsided and 18 were arrested. On that day, the [[Hong Kong Government]] increased the number of policemen patrolling major business areas and kept cars away from the Central District. Another youth riot broke out on the [[New Year's Day]], [[1 January]], [[1982]] in other areas. ==Aftermath== [[Hong Kong Government]] addressed the increasing ''"problems"'' on youths such as disobedience in school and the popularity of [[snooker]] and [[arcade game]]s among the youth. The government channelled resources for the welfare for the youth. There are other riots in 1982 and [[1984]] ignited by football fans and tax on taxis. ==See also== *[[Hong Kong 1956 riots]] *[[Hong Kong 1966 riots]] *[[Hong Kong 1967 riots]] ==External links== *[http://subject.skhlkyss.edu.hk/chist/hkhistory/text20.htm A section about the riot (in Chinese)] *[http://web.swk.cuhk.edu.hk/~hwong/Teaching/CSS_1703_Welfare/Lecture_2.doc On the youth problem (in Chinese) (Microsoft Word format)] [[Category:1981 in Hong Kong|Riots]] [[Category:1982 in Hong Kong|Riots]] [[Category:1981 riots|Hong Kong]] [[Category:1982 riots|Hong Kong]] [[Category:Riots in Hong Kong|81's riots]] [[Category:British rule in Hong Kong]] [[zh:聖誕騷動]]