Eighty-eight passengers and four crew members were struck down by gastroenteritis on a cruise ship travelling from Singapore to Hong Kong, health officials said today. According to the dpa, passengers and crew fell sick from May 21, the day after the ship departed Singapore, during yesterday, suffering diarrhoea, vomiting and fever. Seventy had recovered by the time the ship reached Hong Kong Wednesday, and 24 others were in a stable condition. None required hospital treatment and all were cared for by the doctor on board, a spokesman for Hong Kong's Department of Health said Wednesday. -- SPA