"The Chinese middle schools riots were a series of riots that broke out in the Chinese Singaporean community in 1956, resulting in 13 people killed and more than 100 injured.In 1956, after Lim Yew Hock replaced David Marshall as Chief Minister of Singapore, he began to take tough measures to suppress communist activities with the support of the British Governor and Commissioner of Police.In September, Lim Yew Hock deregistered and banned two pro-communist organizations: the Singapore Women\u2019s Association (SWA) and the Chinese Musical Gong Society. "@en .