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Conduit Road (; formerly 干讀道) is a road in the . Number 2 also has proven history and city-wide recognition: it is renowned for housing influential Hong Kong socialites. Conduit Road was constructed in 1910. On 7 December 1911 a landslip on a building site killed four people. This occurred during excavation and heavy rain. On 18 June 1972 an even more devastating landslide occurred. It started from a redevelopment site on Conduit Road above Po Shan Road and slid down 270 meters to Kotewall Road crossing Conduit Road near number 53. 67 people were killed, 20 were injured and 2 buildings totally destroyed. 40,000 cubic meters of earth and debris moved in this slip. SEE ALSO REFERENCE EXTERNAL LINKS |
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