2016 Mong Kok civil unrest

2016 Mong Kok civil unrest
2016 Mong Kok civil unrest
Part of Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict
	Police on Sai Yeung Choi Street South; in the morning of 9 February
Date	8–9 February 2016
Location	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Caused by	Food and Environmental Hygiene Department crackdown on unlicensed hawkers; Strained relationship between the police and the public;
Methods	Rioting, vandalism, arson, and assault
Parties
Protesters Hong Kong Indigenous;	HKSAR Government Hong Kong Police Force; Food and Environmental Hygiene Department;
Lead figures
	Ray Wong; Edward Leung; (POW); Crusade Yau
Units involved
	Police Tactical Unit; Special Tactical Squad
Number
700	Unknown
Casualties and losses
130 injured; 74 arrested	90 police officers injured

Civil unrest occurred in Mong Kok, Hong Kong from the night of 8 February 2016 until the following morning. The incident escalated from the government's crackdown on unlicensed street hawkers during the Chinese New Year holidays. Eventual violent clashes broke out between police and protesters, resulting in injuries on both sides.

The Hong Kong government has classified the violent incident as a riot (旺角暴亂), while some media outlets and social media platforms have opted for calling the event the "Fishball Revolution" (魚蛋革命), in reference to fishballs, a popular Hong Kong street food. The violence has been described by The Economist as "the worst outbreak of rioting since the 1960s."

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