25 years ago THERE was a bomb scare at the International Theatre, Kowloon City, while anti-Government pamphlets were found in the playground of a school in Hunghom. Two neatly wrapped parcels carrying the warning, ''Keep away, a present for the Americans,'' were found in the two lavatories of the theatre at 9pm. Excitement spread throughout the area and people gathered to watch the police operations.
THE general standard of living in Hongkong has been severely checked in recent months, a member of the Hongkong Executive Council said. Mr C.Y. Kwan said it remained to be seen whether and when the upward movement in the general standard of living could be resumed. He said the consumer price index last year had risen by six to seven per cent, mainly because of the increasing cost of rice and other imported foodstuff.