In Hong Kong
1960: Hong Kong actresses Nancy Kwan and Grace Chang were the contenders for the leading female role in The World Of Suzie Wong which was left vacant by the illness of France Nuyen, the South China Morning Post reported. It was estimated that it would cost more than US$800,000 (HK$6.24 million) to re-shoot the earlier reels that had been completed in the colony.
1964: Vee Meng Shaw, 32, the eldest son of film mogul Run Run Shaw, was kidnapped in Singapore while on his way to work.
1969: The Urban Services Department would exhume about 15,000 bodies from graves at four cemeteries during the year, a Government source said, adding that the programme was necessary to provide additional burial space.
1971: In football, Walter Gerard scored five goals as Rangers blasted Eastern out of the Senior Shield competition, 7-2.
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