Thousands of residents were evacuated from their homes after a WWII bomb was discovered in Hong Kong.

The 1,000lb 1.5 metre explosive was discovered ‘intact’ by construction workers in Quarry Bay, a business district on the west side of Hong Kong Island.

Police official Andy Chan Tin-Chu told reporters: ‘We have confirmed this object to be a bomb dating back to World War II.’

Approximately 6,000 people from 1,900 homes were asked to evacuate swiftly due to the ‘exceptionally high risks’ from the disposal.

An operation to deactivate the bomb started on Friday as was completed 11.30am today.

Hong Kong was occupied by Japanese forces during the Sino-Japanese war which became part of WWII. Allied forces including the US targeted the strategic port with the aim of cutting off Japanese supp

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