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This day in history

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In Hong Kong 1949: Pan-American Airways Constellations revealed plans to take over from the Skymaster in October, making the Hong Kong-London run in 39 hours - 26 hours faster than previous runs.

1963: Advertisement. 'Now in twenties - Player's Gold Leaf - specially made for real smokers'. $1 for 20.

1967: Philips held the first public viewing of colour television in Hong Kong in the Repulse Bay Hotel. Wireless colour television broadcasts started later that year.

1974: Detectives probing the drug-smuggling racket in Stanley Prison raided a Kowloon factory workshop which was producing specially hollowed-out batons. The factory was run by a former inmate of the prison.

Around the world 1190: Richard I of England and Philip II of France started on the Third Crusade.

1631: The world's first employment agency opened in Paris.

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