THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1905
MEAN MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
TOTAL EVAPORATION
13.1 DEGREES CELSIUS 1 0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS
BELOW NORMAL
10.8 DEGREES CELSIUS 1.0 DEGREE CELSIUS
ABOVE NORMAL
77.2 MM : 29.4 MM BELOW NORMAL
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 21.1 DEGREES WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 1 AND A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 7.1 DEGREES WAS RECORDED ON JANUARY 22.
RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL CARS POPULAR IN HONG KONG
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RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL CAR RACING IS BECOMING MORE AND. MORE POPULAR IN HONG KONG, SAID THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF HONG KONG MODELLERS CLUB, MR LAM CHI TAK, TODAY (THURSDAY).
MR LAM WAS SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE TUEN MUN RESTAURANT TODAY TO INTRODUCE THE COMPETITORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL RACING CAR GRAND PRIX,
THE MODEL CAR RACING COMPETITION, JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG MODELLERS CLUB AND THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WILL BE HELD AT THE TUEN MUN PLAYGROUND ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 26 AND 27).
MORE THAN 150 MODEL CAR EXPERTS FROM 11 COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, CHINA, TAIWAN, MACAU AND HONG KONG WILL TAKE PART IN THE TWO-DAY EVENT.
THE GRAND PRIX WAS NOT ONLY AIMED AT PROMOTING THE SPORT BUT ALSO AT PROVIDING A CHANCE FOR LOCAL ENTHUSIASTS TO COMPETE WITH AND TO LEARN NEW TECHNIQUES FROM THEIR OVERSEAS COUNTERPARTS, MR LAM ADDED.
+DESPITE LOCAL PLAYERS HAVING TAKEN PART IN VARIOUS OPEN COMPETITIONS IN MALAYSIA, SINGAPORE AND JAPAN LAST YEAR, THEY STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN FROM OVERSEAS EXPERTS,+ HE SAID.
IN ORDER TO AROUSE PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST IN THE COMPETITION, MR LAM DISCLOSED THAT THE WINNER WILL BE AWARDED CASH PRIZE OF US$3 000 WHILE THE FIRST AND SECOND RUNNERS-UP WILL EACH RECEIVE US$2 000 AND US$1 000 RESPECTIVELY,
+THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG SHOULD BE PROUD OF THIS COMPETITION AS IT IS PROBABLY THE FIRST CASH PRIZES TO BE AWARDED TO WINNERS IN AN INTERNATIONAL RADIO CONTROLLED MODEL CAR RACING GRAND PRIX,+ HE SAID.
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY WAS THE REGIONAL AMENITIES OFFICER (RECREATION PROMOTION UNIT) OF NORTH REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS OF THE NTSD, MRS HANNY YEUNG.
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