13h 45min, nov 16, 2002 y - SARS IN HK
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It stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes. It started in Nov 16, 2oo2. Because of the SARS outbreak, businesses stopped growing for a while. Economics shrank. People left HK in hopes of escaping the virus. 299 people died out of 1755 cases.
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13h 45min, nov 16, 2002 y
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~ 22 years ago