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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1985
SECOND BORDER CROSSING OPENING SOON
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THE SECOND ROAD BORDER CROSSING POINT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA WILL BE JOINTLY OPENED BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER, MR J.D.I. BOYD, AND THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF SHENZHEN, MR ZHEN XIPEI, ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, AT 10.30 AM.
THE NEW CROSSING POINT IS SITUATED AT SHA TAU KOK, AND ITS OPENING FOLLOWS THE APRIL 30, 1982 SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SHENZHEN AND HONG KONG ON OPENING UP NEW LINKS BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES.
IT WILL OFFER A LESS CONGESTED OPTION TO MAN KAM TO FOR VEHICLES BOUND FOR SHENZHEN, AND PROVIDE A MORE DIRECT LINK FOR VEHICLES HEADING TOWARDS DAYA BAY AND OTHER PARTS OF CHINA TO THE NORTH-EAST.
THE NEW FACILITY WILL COME INTO OPERATION ON MARCH 1 AND WILL BE OPEN FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM DAILY, FOR USE BY COACHES, PRIVATE CARS, AND GOODS VEHICLES POSSESSING APPROPRIATE SHA TAU KOK CROSS BORDER PERMITS.
JANUARY CLOUDIER THAN USUAL
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JANUARY WAS CLOUDIER THAN USUAL. THE TOTAL DURATION OF BRIGHT SUNSHINE WAS ONLY 106.9 HOURS, WHICH WAS 46.6 HOURS BELOW THE NORMAL VALUE, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORTS.
THE MONTH'S 13.8 MM OF RAINFALL WAS 49 PER CENT BELOW NORMAL.
THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND SUNNY FROM JANUARY 1 TO 3 UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE CONTINENTAL ANTICYCLONE.
A WEAK SURGE OF WINTER MONSOON REACHED HONG KONG ON JANUARY 4 AND BROUGHT CLOUDY WEATHER WHICH LASTED UNTIL JANUARY 7.
ANOTHER SURGE OF WINTER MONSOON ARRIVED ON JANUARY 8. NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAILED FROM JANUARY 8 TO 12 AND LIGHT RAIN OCCURRED FROM TIME TO TIME.
THE TEMPERATURE DROPPED TO A MINIMUM OF 8.8 DEGREES CELSIUS ON JANUARY 10, THE LOWEST OF THE MONTH. IT REMAINED CLOUDY BUT BECAME MILDER ON JANUARY 13.
THE WEATHER WAS FINE ON JANUARY 14 BUT CLOUDY WEATHER RETURNED ON JANUARY 15 AND CONTINUED UP TO THE MORNING OF JANUARY 18. SOME RAIN OCCURRED ON JANUARY 17 AND 18.
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