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MONDAY, MARCH 11, 1985
IN ADDITION TO A PERMANENT DISPLAY OF VARIOUS TOPICS OF METEOROLOGICAL INTEREST, THE BI-LINGUAL EXHIBITION WILL FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHS, CHARTS, AND A SLIDE SHOW OF ALL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY. A FACT SHEET ON THE OBSERVATORY WILL ALSO BE HANDED OUT TO ALL VISITORS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A QUIZ FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO VISIT THE DISPLAY, AND PRIZES IN THE FORM OF THE RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, ENTITLED +FROM TIME BALL TO ATOMIC CLOCK+, WILL BE AWARDED TO WINNERS.
IT WILL BE THE SECOND WORLD METEOROLOGICAL DAY CELEBRATED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY. THE LAST ONE WAS HELD IN 1973.
DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, ADMITTANCE TO THE PUBLIC EXHIBITION WILL BE BY TICKET ONLY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO VISIT THE EXHIBITION SHOULD OBTAIN THEIR TICKETS IN ADVANCE BY SENDING A SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE INDICATING THEIR PREFERRED DATE TO THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON BEFORE MARCH 18. THE WORDS +EXHIBITION TICKET+ SHOULD BE MARKED ON THE ENVELOPE CONTAINING THE REQUEST FOR TICKETS. TICKETS WILL
BE LIMITED TO TWO PER REQUEST ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY CALLING TEL. NO. 3-7329200.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY TO BE HELD AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ON MARCH 23, STARTING AT 10 AM AND LASTING TILL ABOUT 11.15 AM.
SPEECHES WILL BE DELIVERED BY MRS SELINA CHOW AND MR DAVID JEAFFRESON, AND TEXTS AND OTHER MATERIAL RELATING TO THE DISPLAY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
FOLLOWING THE OPENING, MEMBERS OF THE PRESS WILL BE TAKEN ON A 15-MINUTE TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION BY MRS ELAINE KOO, SENIOR SCIENTIFIC OFFICER.
GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
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