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4.G. HONG KONG TO COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
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22 August, 1967
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Situation.
Preliminary survey of effects of tropical storm Kate on livelihood of farmers in new territories shows that they have benefited by it,
Apart from rice growing farmers, pond fish culturing farmers have also benefited.
Fish ponds which had been suffering from lack of water are now ninety (repeat ninety) per cent full.
No repeat no) report of loss of livestock been received.
Only damage to crops were reported by ten (repeat ten) vegetable farmers at Sai Cho Wan, Ta Kwu Ling.
Staff new territories Administration were out in their districts this Tuesday morning checking on extent of damage caused by storm.
No repeat no) damage to ocean going ships was caused except a fishing boat which sank off Sai Wan Ho, Shaukiwan at height of storm.
There was no (repeat no) one on board the boat.
Since Monday midnight three explosions been reported on both sides of harbour. Two of them were in Kowloon.
First explosion occurred outside Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank branch
One window pane office in Des Voeux Road West near Western Street. was broken. Other explosion occurred in Canton Road near Shantung Street where a private car was badly damaged.
On Hong Kong Island small bomb exploded in one of lifts of Hong Kong Hilton at about eleven a.m. today.
No (repeat no one was injured but explosion caused some damage
to lift.
Spokesman for hotel said it was strengthening its security staff as precautionary measure,
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