A review of the SCMP archives recalls Typhoon Alice striking Hong Kong in 1961, resulting in four fatalities and minor damage. The storm caused injuries to approximately 20 people.

TYPHOON TOOK FOUR LIVES Alice created two new records By SCMP Staff This article was first published on May 21, 1961 The typhoon which struck Hongkong on Friday took four lives, but the damage done was negligible compared to the havoc wrought by the severe storm which pounded the Colony in June last year. The number of people injured during Typhoon Alice was around 20, but the majority of them were not seriously hurt. The four persons who were killed were two women and two children. This is how...