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When an armed robber shot and killed two security guards in Hong Kong jewellery heist

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When an armed robber shot and killed two security guards in Hong Kong jewellery heist

“Armed robbers shot and fatally wounded two Pakistani security guards in Tsimshatsui yesterday […] after a daring raid on the King Fook Gold and Jewellery Co on Nathan Road,” reported the South China Morning Post on June 28, 1983. “Two men who were masked and armed with a .38 calibre gun and a wooden plank … Read more

When a British army wife went on hunger strike in Singapore in housing protest, before move to Hong Kong and an apartment

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When a British army wife went on hunger strike in Singapore in housing protest, before move to Hong Kong and an apartment

“The 18-year-old blonde wife of a British soldier here has gone on a hunger strike because she claims the Army is not providing them with proper accommodation,” reported the South China Morning Post from Singapore on March 26, 1962. “Mrs Cynthia Mitchell, of Durham, mother of a 15-month-old daughter, has lost 14lbs [6kg] since she … Read more