These articles were first published on April 8, 1966.
Quiet day explodes into violence
by SCMP reporter
After a quiet but tense day, Kowloon and New Kowloon last night were again in the grip of riotous mobs, who roamed the streets of Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei uncontrolled, stoning buses and cars, setting fires to vehicles and buildings and challenging police and troops.
For seven hours, they ran wild until two hours after the reimposition of the curfew when an uneasy quiet again returned.
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