When screaming fans greeted singer Pat Boone in Hong Kong on his whirlwind visit for two concerts

• Boone, who was mobbed on his arrival in 1964, gave two concerts at City Hall; starting with some ballads, he went through his repertoire, the Post reported
• When reporters asked him about the band of the moment, The Beatles, he said they were ‘fun and full of a sense of humour’ and they had ‘a great beat’