XN000022-1972-06-20 — Page 16

:

·

16

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.

о

17