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"On return to the scene, the crew spotted two children. Both children were then winched aboard and the winch operator asked them if either was the one who had fallen off the strops.
"One replied in the affirmative and both children were taken to Plover Cove.
"Based on this information, the crew believed they had recovered all casualties from that area.
"There was no positive way of establishing how many children were on the hillside at that time due to the flames and the heavy smoke plus a great deal of understandable panic and confusion amongst the children."
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Hongkong Electric's proposal still being studied
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The Government is still studying the proposal by the Hongkong Electric Company to build additional generating capacity to meet demand in the early part of the next decade, a spokesman for the Economic Services Branch said today (Monday).
He was referring to a report in a Chinese newspaper on HEC's proposal.
"Consultants have been appointed to assist the Government in assessing the
proposal.
"All factors relevant to the assessment will be taken into consideration in the consultants' study.
"It is too early to speculate on the outcome of the assessment," he said.
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