Lam Bun

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Lam Bun (Chinese: 林彬, 1930-August 24, 1967) was a radio commentator in Commercial Radio Hong Kong. He was a victim of leftist activities during the Hong Kong 1967 riots.[1]

[edit] 1967 riot

During the 1967 riots, he criticized the leftist agitators on his own radio programmes, even creating a programme called "Can't Stop Striking" (欲罷不能) to satirize the leftist agitators.

On August 24, 1967, Lam Bun was murdered while driving to work. A death squad, posing as road maintenance workers, stopped his vehicle on the street close to where he lived, stopped him from getting out and poured petrol onto Lam and his cousin.[2] They were both set on fire and burned alive.[1] They both died later in a hospital. No one was arrested, although it was believed that 1967 riot leader, Yeung Kwong (楊光), was the one who ordered the murder.

The Lam Bun event angered the people of Hong Kong, eventually leading the government of Hong Kong to suppress the riots.

With the help of Commercial Radio Hong Kong and some Hong Kong citizens, his wife and his 3 daughters fled to France. His address, "18/F, Block C" became a radio programme on Commercial Radio Hong Kong in memory of him.

[edit] Controversy 2001

In 2001, the believed riot leader Yeung Kwong was awarded the highest honour Grand Bauhinia Medal in Hong Kong. Critics in Hong Kong felt that it was inappropriate to award a riot leader who caused the murder of Lam Bun.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Shimakawa, Karen. [2001] (2001). Orientations: Mapping Studies in the Asian Diaspora. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822327392.
  2. ^ Carroll, John M. [2007] (2007). A Concise History of Hong Kong. Rowman & Littlefield publishing. ISBN 0742534227.
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