The Anti-NS Riot started out in May 1954, when a group of Chung Cheng High School students held a protest against National Service. During that time, all males between the age of 18 and 20 had to register for part-time National Service. This made the Chinese students enraged as they felt that it was unfair to make National Service compulsory as they 'saw no future in the British-ruled state'. Some of the students, too, believed that it was a ploy to use local people to preserve the colonial rule.
Hence, on May 13, 1954, 500 students made havoc in the streets while another 1,000 students locked themselves in Chung Cheng High School. This resulted in over 20 students injured and 48 others were arrested by the police. On May 18, 1954, 55 students formed a delegation to request for exemption from National Service. Their request was turned down and it outraged those who had to sign up for the National Service. Thereafter, the school authorities decided to close the school two weeks earlier for the school vacation, in fear that there would be further trouble.
2,500 students locked themselves in Chung Cheng High School. The group only dispersed when the police and parents stepped in to intervene.
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Hence, on May 13, 1954, 500 students made havoc in the streets while another 1,000 students locked themselves in Chung Cheng High School. This resulted in over 20 students injured and 48 others were arrested by the police. On May 18, 1954, 55 students formed a delegation to request for exemption from National Service. Their request was turned down and it outraged those who had to sign up for the National Service. Thereafter, the school authorities decided to close the school two weeks earlier for the school vacation, in fear that there would be further trouble.
2,500 students locked themselves in Chung Cheng High School. The group only dispersed when the police and parents stepped in to intervene.
UP NEXT: WHY DID THIS RIOT HAPPEN?
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