THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1986
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RO'S 1987 ALMANAC GOES ON SALE
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THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S 1987 ALMANAC, WHICH CONTAINS USEFUL ASTRONOMICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION, IS NOW ON SALE.
THE BILINGUAL BOOKLET CONTAINS THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE CALENDAR AND TIMES OF DAILY SUNRISE, SUNSET, MOONRISE, MOONSET, HIGH AND LOW TIDES, AND OTHER ASTRONOMICAL INFORMATION.
CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION ON HONG KONG FOR EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR IS TABULATED AND WEATHER CONDITIONS IN MORE THAN 20 MAJOR CITIES ARE DESCRIBED.
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE OBSERVATORY'S FULLY METRIC PUBLIC WEATHER SERVICES IS ALSO INCLUDED.
THE BOOKLET CAN BE BOUGHT FOR $12 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL, AND AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY HEADQUARTERS, 134A NATHAN ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI,
ALSO ON SALE, AT $30 A COPY, IS THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S 1987 CALENDAR. THE CALENDAR HAS 12 COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS ON THE WEATHER AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG.
THOSE WHO BUY THE ALMANAC OR THE CALENDAR WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF PURCHASING A COPY OF THE OBSERVATORY'S CENTENARY PUBLICATION, #FROM TIME BALL TO ATOMIC CLOCK+, AT A REDUCED PRICE OF $19.
THE PUBLICATION, WHICH COSTS $34 WHEN PURCHASED SEPARATELY, TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS.
MONTHLY RETAIL SALES INDEX REBASED
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A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE, ENTITLED THE MONTHLY RETAIL SALES INDEX REBASED ON 1984-85+ IS INCLUDED IN THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS.
A NEW RETAIL SALES INDEX SERIES, BASED ON THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1984 TO SEPTEMBER 1985, WAS PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IN SEPTEMBER 1986, REPLACING THE OLD SERIES WHICH WAS BASED ON 1980 AND INTRODUCED IN 1982. THE ARTICLE GIVES AN OUTLINE OF THE FEATURES OF THE REBAS ING.
ALSO CONTAINED IN THE ARTICLE IS AN INTRODUCTION OF THE REBASED QUARTERLY INDEX OF RESTAURANT RECEIPTS.
THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS ON SALE AT $28 PER COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE. GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, OR THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT PUBLICATION SALES COUNTER, KAI TAK COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 317 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.
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