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Two die on Hong Kong's coldest December night for 11 years
Dec 17, 2010, 6:49 GMT
Hong Kong - Two elderly street sleepers were found dead in Hong Kong Friday after the coldest December night in the sub-tropical city for 11 years.
Temperatures plunged to as low as minus 3 degrees Celsius on high ground early Friday and 5.8 degrees Celsius in urban areas, the lowest December temperatures since 1999, meteorologists said.
One of the men was found dead in a park while another was found dead in a street, according to a police spokeswoman. Their causes of death were being investigated.
Average December temperatures in Hong Kong are between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius.
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