WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1986
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1987 TIDE TABLES PUBLISHED
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THE TIDE TABLES FOR HONG KONG 1987, PRODUCED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, IS NOW ON SALE.
THE TIDE TABLES, PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, CAN BE OBTAINED AT $5 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT, AND THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY HEADQUARTERS.
THE BOOKLET CONTAINS TABLES SHOWING THE PREDICTED HEIGHTS AND TIMES OF DAILY HIGH AND LOW WATER LEVELS AND NORTH POINT FOR 1987. IT ALSO PROVIDES THE METHODS OF FINDING THE HEIGHTS AND TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW WATERS AT OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE TERRITORY.
IN THE PAST, TIDAL PREDICTIONS FOR HONG KONG WERE PREPARED AND PUBLISHED BY THE HYDROGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, WITH THE ACQUISITION OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY NOW HAS THE TECHNIQUE TO ANALYSE AND PREDICT TIDES.
THE BOOKLET IS USEFUL TO SHIPPING AND WHARF COMPANIES, ENGINEERS, CONTAINER TERMINAL OPERATORS, DOCKYARDS AND YACHTSMEN, AS WELL AS FISHING AND WATER SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS.
EDUCATION SUNDAY TO MARK NEW SCHOOL YEAR
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TO MARK THE START OF THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR, THE COMING SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 21) HAS BEEN DESIGNATED EDUCATION SUNDAY,
SPECIAL CHURGH SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL AND THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL ON HONG KONG
ISLAND AND AT ST. TERESA'S CHURCH AND HOLY TRINITY CHURCH IN KOWLOON.
TEACHERS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THESE SERVICES WHICH ARE HELD TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO PERFORM THE TASK AHEAD WITH CONFIDENCE.
THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, WILL ATTEND THE SERVICE AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL STARTING AT 11 AM WHILE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGE IN EDUCATION), DR VERNER BICKLEY, WILL BE PRESENT AT THE SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL AT 9 AM.
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