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SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 1987
GROUPS WITHOUT ANY SPONSOR, AFTER HAVING SOUGHT WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE SOCIAL WORK OFFICER (YOUTH AND COMMUNITY) OF THE IR DISTRICTS, MAY ALSO APPLY.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA WILL INCLUDE THE EXTENT OF YOUTH INVOLVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, THE EXTENT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT, FEASIBILITY OF THE PROJECT, AND OPTIMUM USE OF RESOURCES AND INNOVATION.
THE MAXIMUM SUBSIDY FOR EACH APPROVED PROJECT IS $4 500,
ON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECTS, EACH DISTRICT WILL SELECT ITS MOST OUTSTANDING PROJECT TO COMPETE FOR THE TERRITORY-WIDE +BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH SCHEME AWARD+.
PEOPLE WITH ENQUIRIES CONCERNING THE SCHEME CAN CONTACT THE DISTRICTS' SOCIAL WORK OFFICER (YOUTH AND COMMUNITY).
THIRD WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD
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FEBRUARY WAS THE THIRD WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD, WITH A MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 18.3 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ANNOUNCED TODAY.
IT WAS ALSO THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH WHICH WAS WARMER THAN USUAL. THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 17.8 DEGREES CELSIUS FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF THE YEAR WAS THE SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD, THE HIGHEST MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THE SAME PERIOD BEING 18.2 DÉGREES CELSIUS RECORDED IN 1979.
WEATHER ON FEBRUARY 1 WAS COOL AND MAINLY FINE. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY SUNNY AND RELATIVELY WARM WEATHER DURING THE NEXT TWO DAYS.
NORTHERLY MONSOON WINDS REACHED HONG KONG OVERNIGHT ON FEBRUARY 3 AND COOL BUT DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILED ON FEBRUARY 4 AND 5.
WHILE IT REMAINED COOL AT NIGHT FROM FEBRUARY 6 TO 8, THE AFTERNOONS WERE WARM.
WARM
ON FEBRUARY 9, THE WEATHER TURNED CLOUDY WITH RAIN.
J AND HUMID CONDITIONS SET IN ON FEBRUARY 10 WHEN WINDS VEERED TO SOUTH OF EAST. OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS, COASTAL FOG PATCHES DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT BUT DISSIPATED DURING THE MORNINGS, GIVING WAY TO SUNNY AND WARM WEATHER IN THE AFTERNOONS,
/ON FEBRUARY