Appendix 38
(Chapter 17: Recreation and the Arts)
Recreational Facilities Provided by the Urban Council
and the New Territories Services Department
Facilities
Children's playgrounds
Parks and gardens
Grass games pitches
Hard-surface mini-soccer pitches
Basketball/volleyball/badminton courts
Tennis courts
Running tracks
Beaches
Swimming pool complexes
Multi-purpose indoor games halls
Obstacle golf course, squash courts, practice tennis court, bowling and putting
greens, roller-skating rinks, table tennis tables
Aviaries and mammal exhibits, concrete chess tables, model boat pools,
open-air theatre
Bandstand, barbecue pits, composite beach buildings, changing rooms,
fountains, dog's gardens, refreshment kiosks, public toilets, public libraries, pavillions/shelters, spectator stands
Total area of public open space administered (hectares)
Appendix 39
(Chapter 18: The Environment) Climatological Summary, 1983
Maxi-
mum air tem-
Mini-
311
1981
1982
1983
215
225
244
524
513
583
$1
47
51
124
120
127
277
275
292
68
82
107
14
14
40
41
41
41
13
14
14
6
8
10
100
109
115
___222
230
290
1 354
637
1 447
644
2 033
681
Mean pressure at mean
Mean air tem-
mum air tem-
Month
sea level
perature
perature
perature
Mean dew point
Mean
relative humidity
Mean amount
of cloud
Total bright sunshine
Total rainfall
Prevailing wind direction
Mean
wind
speed
hectopascals
°C
°C
C
°C
per cent
per cent
hours
mm
degrees
m/s
January
1 022.6
21.1
15.0
7.1
10.8
77
February
1 018.5
23.5
14.8
10.3
12.3
86
March
1 016.3
25.9
17.1
9.6
14.1
84
April
1 012.4
30.4
23.2
16.6
20.3
85
May
1 009.5
31.0
26.0
21.3
23.1
June
1 007.3
32.8
28.6
24.0
24.5
July
1 007.4
33.6
29.4
24.4
25.2
August
1 006.9
33.7
29.0
23.7
25.2
September
1 009.2
33.9
28.3
23.5
24.1
October
1 013.3
31.8
26.4
20.9
21.9
November
1 019.7
27.7
21.5
12.8
12.4
December
1 021.8
24.3
16.8
6.1
9.7
Mean
1 013.7
23.0
Total
TE
18.7
DREASR |
85
78
78
77
59
64
78
ANI RO00F398 |
79
75.0
76.3
010
7.3
88
36.5
241.0
060
7.8
92
33.3
428.0
010
6.5
84
96.0
171.1
070
6.8
80
128.5
372.5
080
5.8
70
214.3
445.8
220
7.3
63
268.4
131.2
140
5.8
65
209.8
345.7
100
4.7
63
203.6
447.4
080
6.6
71
150.7
227.4
070
9.3
25
252.2
Trace
360
7.8
43
191.1
7.4
070
7.8
69
070
7.0
1 859.4
2 893.8
Climatological Normals
(1951-1980)
Month
hectopascals
*C*
°C
°C*
*C
per cent per cent
hours
mm
degreet
m/st
January
1 020.1
26.9
15.6
0.0
9.8
71
February
1 018.6
27.8
15.9
2.4
11.7
78
March
1 016.2
30.1
18.5
6.2
15.0
April
1 013.1
33.4
22.1
9.9
18.9
May
1 009.1
35.5
25.9
15.4
22.7
June
1 006.2
35.6
27.7
19.2
24.5
84
July
1 005.4
35.7
28.6
22.2
25.0
81
August
1 005.2
36.1
28.2
21.6
24.8
83
September
1 008.5
35.2
27.5
18.4
23.2
October
1 014.0
34.3
25.0
13.5
19.3
November
1017.6
31.8
21.3
6.5
14.9
December
1 019.8
28.7
17.7
4.3
11.4
Mean
1 012.8
22.8
18.4
Total
2**L-DANGOR |
82
83
83
79
72
69
69
78
1 2 38388AJJZL=S
59
153.5
26.9
070
6.6
71
108.7
41.9
070
6.4
76
101.4
54.8
070
6.0
76
120.2
139.4
080
5.4
73
162.6
298.1
090
5.3
75
159.2
431.8
090
5.8
66
230.9
316.8
230
5.3
206.0
413.4
090
5.1
188.5
320.4
090
6.0
209.9
121.2
090
7.2
191.5
34.7
080
7.4
52
179.3
25.3
080
6.9
65
080
6.1
2011.6
2 224.7
Note:
1 m/s
hectopascal 1 millibar.
1.94 knots.
* These extreme values are for the period 1884–1939; 1947–1983.
These normal values are for 1953-1982.