Fears spread in Hong Kong as disease infects more people

Hong Kong has reported 45 new cases of a deadly mystery disease and one death as fear spreads through the territory.

Bank offices have closed, much activity in the bustling city has ground to a halt and the Rolling Stones have postponed concerts both here and on the Chinese mainland.

The World Health Organisation has said the disease, which has spread throughout Asia and appeared around the world, is currently hitting Hong Kong harder than anywhere else.

Hong Kong's health secretary has warned that more people will get sick.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, has killed 12 people and infected at least 470 in this former British colony.