Lyrics from the Simon and Garfunkel classic, The Sound of Silence - " People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening" - may well sum up the divided response to the death of Yeung Kwong, the ringleader of the 1967 riots and veteran leader of the Federation of Trade Unions. Pro-Beijing newspapers heaped praise on Yeung's "contribution to the labour movement" and people posted tribute messages like "we will miss our fellow fighter in the anti-British and anti-persecution struggle", which FTU lawmaker Alice Mak Mei-kuen put up on her Facebook page.
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