2. • This riot took place in the 26th of October 1956 during the
government of Lim Yew Hock
• Lim Yew Hock want to control the Communist-led
activities, so he shut down the Singapore Chinese Middle
School Students’ Union
• He also arrested 4 students from Chung Cheng High
School and Chinese High School.
• In order to protest against the government’s action, the
students camped in school for 2 weeks
3. • The government asked the parents to ask their children to
go back home on 24 October 1956. However, it was not
successful.
• On the same day, Lim Chin Siong, a pro-communist
leader have a meeting with the workers near the Chinese
High School The workers then joined the students after
their meeting
• The police used tear gas to made the students run away
from the school
4. • When the students ran to the city, they staged a riot and
threw stones and bottle. They even overturn cars and
spoil traffic lights.
• The riot continued for 3 days then the government
imposed a restriction
• After the riot, Lim Yew Hock arrested the communist-
influence people which includes Lim Chin Swee and Fong
Swee Suan, the union leaders
5. • The government also nticed that the riot is similar to Hock
Lee Bus Riot because the communist used the students
and the workers to stage a riot.
• Lim Yew Hock made the British think confidently because
he solve the riot sucessfully
• The government also was amazed with Lim Yew Hock’s
hard posture because he arrested the correct people who
was involved in communist activity
