八號風球下波之前,又有多少人記得百多年前的「甲戍風災」?
一八七四年九月廿二日開始,強風襲港,超過一千間房屋被吹塌,港督山頂別墅亦受破壞,維港兩岸掀起風暴潮,港九約二千多人死亡,其中七百多人淹死,八十多人被壓死。
當時,遠在彼岸的將軍澳佛堂洲駐軍船隻被吹翻,船上官兵葬身大海,故清廷於該處立碑紀念。
猶記今日,各位從電視中看到紅磡昇御門吊船撼破玻璃及外牆、杏花邨車主記掛座駕生死未卜,並中環灣仔名廈玻璃墜落,這些危險相比當年看似微不足道,但我們也是對受影響、受傷的市民予以同情,也對颶風之下仍然出勤的各行方業表示敬意。
然而,肉眼的風暴正在逐漸離去之際,政治的風暴何時平息?這種更深更遠的禍害,其實更值得我們注意,更需要以實際的行動作出回應。
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