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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1985
WINONA FORMED ABOUT 410 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF HONG KONG OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ON SEPTEMBER 19. IT INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM THE NEXT DAY AND MOVED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARDS. WINONA SK IRTED THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN HAINAN DURING THE EVENING ON SEPTEMBER 21 AND LANDED CLOSE TO ZHANJIANG THE NEXT MORNING.
IT DISSIPATED ABOUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF ZHANJIANG LATER THAT DAY.
MORE THAN 15 000 HOUSES COLLAPSED AND PADDY AND VEGETABLE FIELDS WERE FLOODED IN LEIZHOU PENINSULA. HEAVY RAIN IN HAINAN, WESTERN GUANGDONG AND GUANGXI BROUGHT FLOODS WHICH AFFECTED 57 000 PEOPLE.
ANDY DEVELOPED AS A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ABOUT 120 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTH OF DONGSHA AND MOVED WESTWARDS ON SEPTEMBER 27. IT INTENS IF IED INTO A TYPHOON AND CROSSED THE SOUTHERN TIP OF HAINAN ON SEPTEMBER 30. LATER THAT DAY ANDY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF YULIN AND MOVED WEST SLOWLY.
TROPICAL STORM BRENDA DEVELOPED ABOUT 580 NAUTICAL MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA ON SEPTEMBER 30 AND WAS SLOW-MOVING.
SERVED IN HK AND UK
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THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR JACK DUNCAN, IS RETIRING AFTER 15 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE GOVERNMENT.
MR DUNCAN JOINED THE LOCAL CIVIL SERVICE IN 1970 AS A SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER AFTER HAVING SERVED 21 YEARS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT.
MOST OF HIS CAREER HERE WAS IN MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
MR DUNCAN WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE THEN ORGANISATION AND METHODS GRADE IN 1972, AND BECAME ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (MANAGEMENT SERVICES) IN 1977, BEFORE RISING TO HIS PRESENT RANK IN 1982.
HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR DUTIES RELATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, BUDGET PREPARATION, FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS AND FEES AND CHARGES.
FRIENDS OF MR DUNCAN GATHERED AT A DINNER LAST FRIDAY NIGHT TO SAY FAREWELL TO HIM.
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