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Tuesday, June 20, 1972
In connection with the multiple house collapse in Po Shan, Conduit
and Kotewall Roads on Hong Kong Island, the City District Officer
(Western) has set up an information unit at the garage of No. 6 Kotewall
Road to receive information or reports.
The City District Officer, Mr. Rafael Hui, today advised occupants
of the affected premises to report to the unit on their present whereabouts
or whether any members of their family are missing. Similar reports
may also be made to the Western police station.
Searching Debris
Throughout the day some 600 men from the army, police, fire
services, civil aid and auxiliary medical services worked at the
Kwun Tong landslide in an effort to recover more bodies and any possible
survivors. Public Works Department and Resettlement Department personnel
were also at the scene clearing rocks and debris with the aid of bulldozers
and lorries.
At the Kotewall Road slip more than 100 people continued to sift
through the debris of collapsed buildings in search of survivors.
Up to 6 p.m. today (Tuesday), 90 people had died as a result
of the rainstorm, 166 were listed as missing and 120 were injured.
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