Hong Kong to evacuate 6,000 after WWII-era bomb found

Hong Kong: Hong Kong planned to evacuate thousands of residents on Friday as a bomb left over from World War II was discovered at a construction site....

Hong Kong: Hong Kong planned to evacuate thousands of residents on Friday as a bomb left over from World War II was discovered at a construction site.

Police said that the bomb measured approximately 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) in length and weighed about 450 kilograms (1,000 pounds), adding that they believed it remained "fully functional".

"Due to the extremely high risks involved in dismantling and disposing of the bomb, we must activate the emergency evacuation plan," said Hong Kong Police's district commander Andy Chan.

About 6,000 people from 18 residential buildings in the Quarry Bay area will be evacuated Friday night, with demolition work set to begin early Saturday morning, police added.

Hong Kong was an early target in what would become a full-blown Asian campaign for imperial Japan during the Second World War.