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* 20 November - British Telecom shares
go on sale in the biggest share issue
ever. Two million people (5% of the
adult population) buy shares, almost
doubling the number of share owners in
Britain.
* 23 November - The Oxford Circus fire
traps around 1,000 passengers on the
London Underground but no-one is
killed.
* 25 November - An East Rail train
derails between Sheung Shui and
Fanling stations, Hong Kong.
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