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TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1986
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LEARNING MORE ABOUT METRICATION OF WEATHER SERVICES
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FURTHER PUBLICITY ON THE USE OF METRIC UNITS FOR THE PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY WILL START TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY). A SERIES OF SPECIALLY PREPARED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST (API) ON THE USE OF METRIC UNITS IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SERVICE WILL BE BROADCAST BY TELEVISION AND RADIO STATIONS.
THE FIRST TWO IN THE API SERIES WILL INTRODUCE THE METRIC UNITS OF DISTANCE AND SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL CYCLONE SYSTEMS. KILOMETRES (KM) WILL BE USED IN TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETINS IN RELATING THE DISTANCE OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE TO A PLACE AND KILOMETRES PER HOUR (KM/H) TO INDICATE THE SPEED OF MOVEMENT OF TROPICAL CYCLONE.
THE STAND BY SIGNAL NO. 1, FOR EXAMPLE, MEANS A TROPICAL CYCLONE IS CENTRED WITHIN 800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG AND MAY LATER AFFECT US. AS A RULE OF THUMB,
AS A RULE OF THUMB, A TROPICAL CYCLONE TRAVELLING AT 30 KM/H IS A FAST MOVING TROPICAL CYCLONE WHILE A MOVEMENT SPEED OF 10 KM/H WOULD IMPLY A SLOWING MOVING TROPICAL CYCLONE.
THE THIRD API INTRODUCES THE CLASSIFICATION OF WIND SPEEDS IN KILOMETRES PER HOUR, LIGHT WINDS ARE 2 TO 12 KM/H, MODERATE 13 TO 30 KM/H, FRESH 31 TO 40 KM/H AND STRONG 41 TO 62 KM/H.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY SAID THAT PUBLICITY ON THE METRICATION OF THE PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS WAS LAUNCHED AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR TO FAMILIARISE THE PUBLIC WITH THE USE OF METRIC UNITS IN TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETINS BEFORE THE APPROACH OF THE TYPHOON SEASON.
LEAFLETS CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE METRIC UNITS USED ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY OR ANY DISTRICT OFFICE.
CENTRAL ALLOCATION OF PRIMARY ONE PLACES
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THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT CHILDREN WHO FAILED TO SECURE A DISCRETIONARY PRIMARY ONE PLACE AT PUBLIC SECTOR SCHOOLS TO WHICH THEY APPLIED LAST SEPTEMBER WILL BE CENTRALLY ALLOCATED A PLACE IN A GOVERNMENT OR AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL.
PARENTS OF THESE CHILDREN WILL RECEIVE A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S PRIMARY ONE ADMISSION UNIT ON HOW TO COLLECT FROM SPECIFIED CENTRES A +CHOICE OF SCHOOLS+ PRO-FORMA BETWEEN SUNDAY (MARCH 16) AND NEXT WEDNESDAY (MARCH 19) FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM.
PARENTE WILL