啟德老街坊

Stories

01
The old airfield gates
02
Flying in & out
03
The old runways
04
Hangar for sale
05
How I went for work
06
The old Kowloon East
07
The old Kowloon Bay
08
The 1956 Riot
09
Making of 13/31
10
The new public estates

11
When typhoon hits
12
Illegal mini-bus
13
Noise complaints

Lau Tat Chiu

Let’s make a guess. During the 1967 Riots, what should we bring along when taking the “pig-cage bus” (i.e.lorry bus)?

Mrs. Wong

Coins?

Bob

Helmet?

Lau Tat Chiu

A chair!

Taking the minibus during the 1967 Riots

It was difficult to find bus during the riots. But there was the pig-cage bus, and we had to bring along a stool to sit. Our company gave us travel subsidy. Later the company ran pig-cage bus to carry us around.

Au Sung Lai

Bus service was suspended at that time. There was no car but the 9-seater minibus that ran amid chaos!

Taking the minibus during the 1967 Riots

I rode my motorcycle to work during the riots. I lived in Tsuen Wan, and the company gave me over $400 per month as travel subsidy. If you lived nearer they gave you less; if you lived further away they gave you more. Every month we filled in the form and sent it in to the company.

The Veterans' Stories