Hong Kong was declared an infected area after four cholera cases and two deaths were confirmed. Authorities deployed mobile health and police teams to confiscate dangerous goods, and established two special committees.
Typhoon Alice struck Hong Kong on Friday, resulting in four fatalities, including two women and two children. The damage was minimal compared to a previous storm in June last year, with around 20 injuries reported.
Sir Mark Young, former Governor of Hong Kong, returned to the Colony on April 30, 1946 after being held prisoner of war since the Japanese attack on December 8, 1941. He was officially welcomed at Queen's Pier and later broadcast from Government House, paying tribute to those who fell in the Colony's defense.
