Hong Kong television stations reported on Sunday that five Hong Kong people were killed in a traffic accident in Huizhou City of Guangdong Province, which is adjacent to Hong Kong.

A spokeswoman of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said in an interview with Xinhua that the HKSAR government has not confirmed the number of Hong Kong resident-related causalities so far.

She said the Immigration Department and HKSAR government office in Beijing has contacted related Guangdong local authorities to follow the development of the situation.

She said the government will provide every possible effort to help the Hong Kong residents involved in the accident.

Two Hong Kong immigration officers were sent to the mainland city Huizhou Sunday afternoon to help victims in the traffic accident.

The traffic accident involving a seven-seat car and a goods vehicle occurred at 1 AM Sunday on Highway 205 near Boluo in Huizhou.

(Xinhua News Agency October 2, 2005)