MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1981
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DEALINGS BETWEEN THE OFFICE AND INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL.
OFFICERS WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS SERVICE MAY OBTAIN COPIES OF A PAMPHLET A GUIDE TO THE REFINANCING SCHEME FOR CIVIL SERVANTS+ FROM ANY CITY DISTRICT OFFICE OR NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICE ENQUIRY COUNTER.
ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR THE VARIOUS SERVICES OFFERED MAY BE MADE TO THE KOWLOON BRANCH OFFICE OPENING ON THURSDAY (MARCH 12) AT ROOMS 1001-1002, 10TH FLOOR, TSIM SHA TSUI CENTRE, WEST WING, TSIM SHA TSUI EAST (TEL. 3-699373) OR THE HONG KONG BRANCH OFFICE WHICH WILL OPEN ON THURSDAY, APRIL 2 ON 8TH FLOOR, CAPITOL CENTRE, JARDINE'S BAZAAR, CAUSEWAY BAY (TEL. 5-765667).
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TEXTILE AGREEMENT WITH SWEDEN
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DETAILS OF A TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SWEDEN, WHICH WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT TEXTILE RESTRAINT AGREEMENT, WILL BE REPORTED TO NEXT THURSDAY'S (MARCH 12) MEETING OF THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS HOPED THAT THE TRADE WOULD BE ADVISED OF THE DETAILS NEXT FRIDAY.
THE NEW AGREEMENT WAS REACHED IN GENEVA LAST WEEK FOLLOWING FOUR DAYS OF NEGOTIATION BY THE HONG KONG DELEGATION LED BY COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, MR PETER TSAO.
THE CURRENT TWO-YEAR AGREEMENT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
FEBRUARY WAS WARM AND MISTY
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FEBRUARY WAS MARKED BY WARM AND MISTY DAYS, ACCORDING TO THE MONTH'S WEATHER SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY (MONDAY).
AND IT WAS THE SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL.
THIS WINTER HAS BEEN QUITE MILD WITH THE MEAN TEMPERATURE FROM DECEMBER 1980 TO FEBRUARY 1981 BEING 17.3 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE SIXTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR THE SAME PERIOD.
THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 17.6 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS THE SIXTH HIGHEST AND THE MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 15.9 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS THE THIRD HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR FEBRUARY.
/FEBRUARY'S RAINFALL