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Top: Memories of the devastating rainstorms of June, 1972, are still vividly recalled. A week of torrential rain caused widespread landslips, serious traffic disruption and two major landslides; 71 people were killed at Sau Mau Ping and 67 in the Mid-levels of Hong Kong Island. Above: Vietnamese refugees arriving by the tens of thousands in unseaworthy boats a sight that became all too familiar in the year 1979.

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