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Today in history

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In Hong Kong

1959: For sale: five-room flat, Block F-1, Mirador Mansions, Tsim Sha Tsui. All modern conveniences, $49,000.

1963: The Hong Kong University Lacrosse Club, the first of its type in the colony, was formed.

1968: Sing Tao star Cheung Chi-wai returned to Hong Kong after six months of playing professional soccer in Vancouver, Canada. 'It's a really quiet place, no nightlife or anything like that if you happen to be a playboy!' he said.

1971: A gang fight over girls and money between about 100 youths sent tenants at the Jordan Valley resettlement estate running for cover.

1977: Actress Stephanie Powers arrived by train from Beijing. With her was New York lawyer Richard Talmadge, who had been stabbed by a mentally ill man while the pair toured Beijing's Forbidden City.

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