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SHA PO SHEUNG PING.
bombed the Railway dropping 8 bombs of which 2 were at the back
of the Sheung Ping station damaging the doors, windows and
ceiling of the station building and making a crater of 10' dia,
on the Main line platform, 8 at the Railway Police Matshed
in front of the station, and 4 into the paddy field near the
station slightly damaging the road bed of the main line.
Between 14.20 and 15.30 hours the Railway was bombed at Shek
Lung by 6 enemy planes. 9 bombs were dropped in the East
River near the East River Bridge without any damage, 2 near
the Down Outter-Home Signal damaging all the wires, 9 into
the paddy field near the Shek Lung yard without damage, 1 into
the market near the East liver Bridge demolishing several
houses, and 3 on No. 3 Road in East River yard damaging 2 pairs
of rail and making 2 craters in the road bed 10' dia. x 8' deep,
and 4' dia. x 5' deep. Between 15.00 and 15.20 hours 6 enemy
planes bombed the Railway between Sha Po and Shek Ha dropping
5 bombs. 1 bomb was dropped at Km. 41/14 destroying 4 telegraph
poles and telephone cable, 1 at Km. 48/7 without any damage,
1 at Km. 49/5 damaging 2 pairs of rail and making a crater
about 35' dia. x about 15' deep on the embankment: 1 bomb was
dropped at Km. 50/0 slightly damaging 3 pairs of rail, and 1
at Bridge No. 85 (3-60' Plate Girder, Km. 58.95) the bracing
and pannel plates of the left girder of the No. 1 span being
damaged by splintera.
At about 14. 10 hours 2 enemy planes
NAM SHEH WANG LIK At about 17.00 hours the Railway
was again bombed by 3 enemy planes drappingxf6xbombaxsax. 1
bomb was dropped at Km. 77/8, but without any damage to the
Railway.
Repairs were immediately carried out for trains to pass.
30TH DECEMBER.
CHEUNG MUK TOU. At about 8.45 hours the Kun-Cheung Highway
was bombed by 6 enemy planes dropping 16 bombs near Cheung Muk
Tou, but no damage was done to the Railway.
NAM
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