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Officers lead away the driver after a high-speed chase across Hong Kong Island. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong police arrest driver after high-speed chase ends in 5-vehicle crash

2 months ago02 mins

Police have arrested a man after he fled a stop and led officers on a high-speed chase across Hong Kong Island, ending in a five-vehicle crash that left one person injured. The force said officers attempted to stop a suspicious car on Wah Fu Road near Waterfall Bay in Aberdeen at 4.57pm on Saturday, but…

A woman falls into the floodwaters at the junction of Third and Centre Street in Sai Ying Pun under heavy rainstorms spread across Hong Kong in June 1966. Photo: Chan Kiu

On This Day | 1966 Hong Kong rainstorm leaves 64 dead in one of city’s worst floods ever – SCMP archive

3 months ago03 mins

This article was first published on June 13, 1966 36 feared dead in storm horror At least 36 people are feared to have died in the fierce floods following one of the worst rainstorms in Hongkong’s history. Last night (June 12, 1966) officials— still working on rescue operations — revealed that 32 people were still…