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1. At about 11 p.m. on the 13th January a serious civil disturbance (which has since come to be known as the "taxi drivers' riot") occurred in that part of Nathan Road between Argyle Street and Nelson Street. Some five thousand people gathered there and there was a vanguard of some twenty young people rushing forward and storming the Yamato Shoe Shop. The metal shutter of the shop was broken and a number of people entered. Inside, glass showcases were smashed and shoes and handbags were looted