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SCMP Reporter

At least one Hong Kong resident was injured while two others sought emergency assistance from the Chinese embassy after the Jakarta bombings.
The Hong Kong government has issued a travel alert, but travel agencies here say they have no plans to cancel tours to Indonesia.
The Chinese embassy in Jakarta said two Hong Kong residents requested help shortly after the explosions. Officers said the pair, who had stayed at the JW Marriott, were not wounded. 
Yang Lingzhu,  acting Chinese ambassador  to Indonesia, said: 'Two Hong Kong residents came to us and showed us their identity cards. We processed their cases and issued them relevant papers to get back to Hong Kong. 
'So far we have not been aware of deaths involving Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong or Macau citizens.'  
The  Immigration Department confirmed, however, that a Hong Kong resident sustained minor injuries,  but declined to give details. The traveller reportedly holds a Canadian passport and did not request assistance from either the Hong Kong government or the Chinese embassy.
The  traveller was among  at least 17 foreigners  injured.
Meanwhile, a Hong Kong woman in her 30s spoke of her narrow escape after returning to the city  yesterday afternoon. She  was still visibly  shaken as she emerged from the arrival hall at  the airport, but had sustained no physical injuries.
She said  she was having morning tea with a colleague at the ground-floor coffee shop at the Ritz-Carlton when the bomb went off.  
'It was like an earthquake and within one second we were  swallowed by the darkness,' she said. 'Screams for help filled the air. After a while some hotel staff came to lead us to safety. We were really lucky  we survived, and we hopped onto a taxi and headed straight to the airport.'
Another Hong Kong traveller, Mr Hon, who returned  last night, said security in the city and airport had been tightened in the wake of the blasts, and  all vehicles entering the airport area were inspected.
The  government yesterday recommended that travellers closely monitor developments in Indonesia.
The Travel Industry Council said there were no  plans by  travel agencies to cancel tours to Indonesia.



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