GOVERNMENT.
HOUSING:
14 UNITS IN KWAI HING ESTATE, TSUEN WAN HAD TO BE EVACUATED WHEN PARTITION WALLS COLLAPSED. 70 PEOPLE MOVED. NO CASUALTIES.
HOUSE COLLAPSE :
FIRE SERVICES
A SIX STOREY HOUSE COLLAPSED IN EASTERN STREET. DEPARTMENT RESCUED ALL RESIDENTS TRAPPED IN THIS BUILDING.
TEMPORARY STRUCTURES:
A NUMBER COLLAPSED. FIGURES NOT AVAILABLE YET.
RAINFALL:
12 INCHES SO FAR.
(FCO PLS PASS HK GOVT OFF LONDON)
TRENCH
DEPARTMENTAL DISTRIBUTION
H.K.D.
F.E.D.
NEWS DEPT
-2-
COFY TO
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
LONDON
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