Includes a foreword by Professor Gary T. Marx Presents the first academic analysis of the Hong Kong Mongkok Riot, from an expert on policing in China Builds upon the growing social movements research in China Contrasts Chinese and non-Chinese thinking about riots Speaks to police scholars, security consultants, political scientists, Asian scholars, Chinese studies scholars, and comparative CJS researchers Offers a window into the role of policing in a democratic state

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Kam C. Wong is Associate Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Criminal Justice at Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Fellow at the Center for Criminology at Hong Kong University. He is a former Inspector in the Hong Kong Police Force, a former columnist on law and order issues in Hong Kong, and he has published over 100 articles and 12 books.

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1.Introduction: Setting the Scene.- 2. Method and Data.- 3. What is in a name? Riot v.s Disturbance?.- 4. What happened?.- 5. Reactions.- 6. Public Survey.- 7. Independent Inquiry.