Demonstrators burn the bamboo baskets during the Hong Kong riots in 1967.

Documentary director’s struggle to find footage of Hong Kong’s 1967 riots exposes problems with archives

Connie Lo Yan-wai found few results when searching at the Public Records Office in Kwun Tong

Jeffie Lam

Published: 8:14pm, 7 Jan, 2017

Updated: 8:46pm, 20 Jul, 2018

Demonstrators burn the bamboo baskets during the Hong Kong riots in 1967.

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Jeffie Lam

Jeffie writes predominantly about Hong Kong politics, but is also interested in social welfare issues, such as the city's ageing population and elderly care. She joined the Post in 2013 after beginning her career as a political reporter in 2009. In 2016, she won the English features merit prize in the 20th Human Rights Press Awards.