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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1974.
WETTEST OCTOBER ON RECORD ******
HONG KONG EXPERIENCED THE WETTEST OCTOBER LAST MONTH DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TWO TROPICAL CYCLONES WHICH BROUGHT 718.4 MM OF RAIN MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES THE AVERAGE AMOUNT FOR THE MONTH.
THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WAS 31 PER CENT BELOW NORMAL ON OCTOBER 1 BUT WAS NEAR NORMAL BY THE END OF THE MONTH WHICH WAS ALSO CLOUDIER AND LESS SUNNY THAN USUAL.
THE MEAN PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH WAS THE LOWEST FOR OCTOBER.
ACCORDING TO THE MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT ISSUED BY THE
ROYAL OBSERVATORY, THE MAIN FEATURE OF THE MONTH'S WEATHER WAS THE SERIES OF TYPHOONS WHICH FORMED IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND MOVED INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN SUCCESSION.
DUE TO THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, A TOTAL OF 23 AIRCRAFT WERE DIVERTED FROM THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DURING THE MONTH.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF 32.7 DEGREES WAS RECORDED ON OCTOBER 4, AND THE MINIMUM OF 17.9 DEGREES CELSIUS ON OCTOBER 31.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
A FULL WEATHER REPORT PREPARED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION THIS AFTERNOON.
CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING EXHIBITION
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AN EXHIBITION ON CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING WILL BE HELD AT THE WONG TAI SIN COMMUNITY CENTRE NEXT WEEK.
MRS. MABEL 0, THE CENTRE'S WARDEN, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY AT 8 PM ON MONDAY (NOVEMBER 25).
THE FIVE-DAY EXHIBITION, ORGANISED BY THE CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING GROUP OF THE CENTRE, WILL BE OPENED FROM 7 PM TO 10 PM DAILY.
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ON WEDNESDAY, MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILL AT THE EXHIBITION.
THE CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING GROUP WAS FORMED IN 1971 WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING SKILL IN ART THROUGH LESSONS TAUGHT BY EXPERIENCED ARTISTS. THE GROUP RUNS TWO CLASSES A WEEK — PAINTING ON MONDAYS AND CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY ON WEDNESDAY,
PEOPLE OVER 15 YEARS OF AGE ARE WELCOMED TO JOIN. APPLICATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTRE AND AT THE EXHIBITION.
THE EXHIBITION IS THE FOURTH OF ITS KIND ORGANISED BY THE GROUP SINCE ITS FORMATION.
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