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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1983
THE
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 AM, THE HOURLY MEAN WIND SPEED AT WAGLAN ISLAND INCREASED RAPIDLY FROM 59 KNOTS TO 76 KNOTS.
INCREASING GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 9 WAS HOISTED AT 1 AM ON SEPTEMBER 9 WHILE THE HURRICANE SIGNAL NO. 10 WAS HOISTED AN HOUR LATER.
AS ELLEN PASSED TO THE SOUTH OF HONG KONG, MOVING IN A NORTHWEST DIRECTION, IT FIRST BROUGHT HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO WAGLAN ISLAND, REACHING A MAXIMUM HOURLY MEAN WIND OF 86 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 4 AM AND 5 AM. IT BROUGHT MAXIMUM HOURLY MEAN WINDS OF 90 KNOTS TO CHEUNG CHAU, AND A MAXIMUM GUST OF 128 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST, BETWEEN 6 AM AND 7 AM.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS CONTINUED TO AFFECT HONG KONG FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS BUT WEAKENED AT CHEUNG CHAU AROUND 10 AM. THE NO. 10 SIGNAL WAS REPLACED BY THE SOUTHEASTERLY GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 SE AFTER BEING HOISTED FOR EIGHT HOURS.
WINDS VEERED FROM SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST AS ELLEN MOVED FURTHER AWAY ON A NORTHWESTERLY TRACK AND THE NO. 8 SE SIGNAL WAS REPLACED BY THE SOUTHWESTERLY GALE OR STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 SW AT 2 PM. IT WAS REPLACED BY THE NO. 3 SIGNAL AT 5.37 PM WHEN GALES SUBSIDED.
WINDS REMAINED GUSTY FRESH TO STRONG FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT AND ALL SIGNALS WERE LOWERED AT 9.20 PM ON SEPTEMBER 9.
SIMULATOR DRIVING COURSE OFFERED
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT IS TO OFFER SIMULATOR DRIVING COURSES FOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING LEARNERS AT THE DEPARTMENT'S INDOOR INSTRUCTION CENTRE, PUI CHING ROAD, KOWLOON, STARTING FROM SUNDAY (OCTOBER 16).
THE FIRST TEN-DAY COURSE WILL BE GIVEN DAILY BETWEEN 4.15 PM AND 5.15 PM. THE FEE WILL BE $250.
CANDIDATES WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE COURSE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO ENROL AT THE HONG KONG SCHOOL OF MOTORING AT WONG CHUK HANG FOR OFF-STREET AND ON-STREET TRAINING.
APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE DRIVING TEST SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON LICENSING OFFICE, 9TH FLOOR, PARK-IN COMMERCIAL CENTRE, DUNDAS STREET,
GROUP LOOKS INTO SHOP SECURITY
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MEMBERS OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED SOME LOCAL GOLDSMITH AND JEWELLERY SHOPS TO SEE THE IR GENERAL SECURITY MEASURES.
THE IDEA OF THE VISIT WAS INITIATED AT A COMMITTEE MEETING WHEN MEMBERS EXPRESSED THE IR CONCERN OVER THE RECENT INCREASE IN ROBBERY AND BURGLARY CASES INVOLVING GOLDSMITH SHOPS.
/THE ASSISTANT