In Hong Kong
1962: A Royal Air Force pilot was killed when a Hawker Hunter jet crashed into the northern slopes of Lion Rock during a routine exercise.
1964: Hundreds of teenagers descended on the Hong Kong Hilton for the 'Hippy Christmas Ball'. They were entertained by teenage bands Groups Incorporated and the Astronotes and soloist Angel Pena.
1967: Police raided a building at Kam Chin Village, Sheung Shiu, and found equipment used for making counterfeit dollar coins. The fakes were almost exact replicas, only lighter in weight than real currency.
1969: Juan B Gomez, vice-consul for Panama in Hong Kong, was sacked for sending congratulatory messages to the colonels who had staged an unsuccessful coup in Panama, December 13.
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