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1. News - Hong Kong - BALLOON DISASTER

   Egypt hot-air balloon crash was 'hell', says Scottish survivor

   Posted Mar 05th 2013, 12:00am by Amy Nip, Stuart Lau

   ... to a height of 300 metres over Luxor. It then exploded and plunged into a sugar cane field. Meanwhile, 10 relatives of the Hong Kong victims who went to Egypt to identify the dead and pay their last ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1177237/egypt-hot-air-balloon-crash-was-hell-says-scottish-survivor
2. News - Hong Kong - EGYPT BALLOON TRAGEDY

   Relatives identify Hong Kong balloon crash victims in Egypt

   Posted Mar 01st 2013, 03:19pm by Staff Reporter

   ... News Hong Kong Egypt balloon tragedy Luxor Staff reporter Six out of nine deceased identified by their relatives without need for DNA testing Six of the nine Hong Kong victims of the Luxor balloon crash have been identified by their relatives, a Hong Kong police officer said in Cairo on Friday. Tuesday’s balloon crash at near the Egyptian city of Luxor, the country’s ancient capital ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1166255/six-nine-luxor-balloon-crash-victims-identified
3. News - Hong Kong - BALLOON DISASTER

   Governor of Luxor apologises for deadly balloon tragedy

   Posted Mar 02nd 2013, 12:00am by Amy Nip and Cheung Chi-fai

   ... News Hong Kong Egypt balloon tragedy Luxor Amy Nip in Luxor and Cheung Chi-fai City leader expresses sorrow for death of 19 tourists in balloon disaster and says he will follow any directives from inquiry into tragedy The governor of the Egyptian city of Luxor and the operator of the hot-air balloon that exploded and killed 19 tourists have apologised for the tragedy. Governor ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1167533/governor-luxor-apologises-deadly-balloon-tragedy
4. News - Hong Kong - EGYPT

   Nine Hong Kong tourists die in Egypt balloon fire

   Posted Feb 26th 2013, 08:42pm by Lai Ying-kit, AFP

   ... to the scene of what appeared to be scorched earth where the balloon had landed. The balloon, which was carrying 21 people, was flying at 300 metres over Qurna, in Luxor’s West Bank, when it caught ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1159044/hong-kong-tourists-among-19-dead-egypt-balloon-fire
5. News - Hong Kong

   Team sent to help Egypt balloon crash relatives

   Posted Feb 27th 2013, 04:23pm by Cheung Chi Fai

   ... News Hong Kong Egypt balloon tragedy Luxor Cheung Chi Fai Hong Kong will send a pathologist to Egypt to help the families of the victims of the balloon crash, the Health Department said on Wednesday. Nine Hong Kong tourists, who each paid US$190 (HK$1,474) per person for the sightseeing trip, were killed in the horrible balloon crash in Luxor on Tuesday. The pathologist is being ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1159817/hospital-authority-team-assist-relatives-egypt-balloon-crash-victims
6. News - Hong Kong - EGYPT BALLOON TRAGEDY

   Egypt blaze tragedy balloon 'was in appalling condition'

   Posted Feb 28th 2013, 12:00am by Amy Nip andLana Lam

   ... been allowed to leave the ground, a top Luxor official said last night. General Mamdough Khaled, director of security for the ancient Egyptian capital, told Xinhua: "The initial findings ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1160642/egypt-blaze-tragedy-balloon-was-appalling-condition-fatal-flight
7. News - Hong Kong - EGYPT BALLOON TRAGEDY

   Balloon tragedy latest in long line for Hong Kong tourists

   Posted Feb 27th 2013, 12:00am by LO WEI

   ... News Hong Kong Egypt balloon tragedy Luxor Lo Wei wei.lo@scmp.com Yesterday's ballooning tragedy was not the first fatal accident involving Hong Kong tourists in Egypt and other locations. In 2006, a speeding tour bus on its way to Luxor from the Red Sea resort of Hurghada, ran off the highway and rolled over, killing 14 Hong Kong residents and injuring 30. It was one ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1159381/balloon-tragedy-latest-long-line-hong-kong-tourists
8. News - Hong Kong - EGYPT BALLOON TRAGEDY

   Luxor balloon operators compromise safety in fight for customers

   Posted Feb 27th 2013, 12:00am by Chow Chung-Yan

   ... News Hong Kong Egypt balloon tragedy Luxor Safety Chow Chung-yan chungyan.chow@scmp.com A 45-minute hot-air balloon flight over the River Nile and across the Valley of the Kings has long been considered the highlight of a tour to Luxor - one of the top tourist destinations in Egypt. Most flights are scheduled around the sunrise or sunset hours and are extremely popular ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1159379/luxor-balloon-operators-compromise-safety-fight-customers
9. Travel advisory issued for Egypt amid protests

   Posted Jan 29th 2011, 12:00am by Adrian Wan

   ... More than 300 people from Hong Kong were in Egypt on group tours. 'Some roads have been blocked there. But leading tourist spots like Luxor, Aswan and Hurghada are far away from ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/737071/travel-advisory-issued-egypt-amid-protests
10. Al Moudira

    Posted Mar 16th 2004, 12:00am by Alice Whately

    ... the pull of the Pyramids has failed to entice some punters from the pool. Deluxe room 140 euros (HK$1,347); Junior suite 250 euros per night. West Bank, Luxor, tel: [20] 123 251 307, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/448384/al-moudira

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