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How did the Labour Front government push for internal self-government?{2}
How did the Labour Front government push for internal self-government?{2}
Lim Yew Hock's relations with the British Government
Aware that the British were worried about the communist threat in Singapore
Did not threaten the British to offer Singapore further concessions
Determined to succeed where Marshall had failed
Handled the British differently
Believed in cooperating with the British
Control the communists
Gain the confidence of the British Government
More power can be granted to the local ministers
Lim Yew Hock
Received 4-year scholarship to study in London
Studies was disrupted by father's death
Joined Labour Party in 1949
Worked as full-time secretary for a trade union
Was chief minister of Singaporefrom 1956 to 1959
Had to deal with the 1956 student's riots
Proved to the British that his government was capable of suppressing the strikes and riots
Students' riots 1956
24 October 1956
The government told the parents to persuade their children to return home
the children refused
Pro-communist leader, Lim Chin Siong organised a worker's meeting near the Chinese High School
Joined the students in creating disorder
26 October 1956
The government decided to take firm actions
Police were called in to enter the schools and clear the students using tear gas
what the students did
Forced out of the school and headed to the city
retaliated by throwing stones and bottles, overturned cars and damaged traffic lights
Lim Yew Hock announced the closure of Singapore Chinese Middle School Students' Union{SCMSSU}
Communist activities
arrested 4 student leaders and expelled 142 students for taking part in communist-related activities
Chung Cheng High School
Chinese High School
students protested and camped at the two High Schools for 2 weeks
Riots continued for 3 days
13 people were killed
More than 100 people were injured
A curfew was imposed and the army was called in
roadblocks were set up
Prevent large crowds from gathering at one place
Riots ended when the union leaders were arrested
Lim Chin Siong
Fang Swee Suan
Second Merdeka Talks 1957
in 1957, Lim Yew Hock led another group that included members of the other parties to London
Re-negotiate for internal self-government
Proposal made by marshall in 1956 formed the basis for the talks
Resulted in the November 1958 Constitution being drawn up
Singapore thus had internal self-governance
Elections to be held in May 1959
aim was to obtain all internal matters of government
Was willing to let the external matters with the British
foreign affairs
Defence