Hong Kong remembers bloodiest violence 50 years on

HONG KONG: Hong Kong is unrecognizable now from the city which 50 years ago was the scene of bloody riots, fueled by resentment of colonial rule and inspired by the Cultural Revolution unfolding in China.

But although memories of the bomb-strewn chaos of 1967 have faded, the city is facing a new era of turbulence as democracy activists take on Beijing and many ordinary residents still struggle to make ends meet.