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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1991
ROVING EXHIBITION ON TYPHOON' FOR STUDENTS
A ROVING EXHIBITION ON "TYPHOON" OBSERVATORY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
IS
ORGANISED BY THE ROYAL
HOSTED THE EXHIBITION WILL BE
BY A TOTAL OF 38 SECONDARY SCHOOLS, STARTING FROM MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 16) UNTIL THE END OF NOVEMBER, DURING WHICH MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED THE EXHIBITS.
TO SEE
TYPHOONS ARE THE MOST INTENSE MEMBER IN THE TROPICAL CYCLONE FAMILY AND ARE THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE WEATHER SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD.
HIGH WINDS, HEAVY RAIN AND STORM SURGES GENERATED POSE SERIOUS THREATS TO SHIPS AND COASTAL DISTRICTS.
ON THE AVERAGE, THEY
BY
TYPHOONS
PRODUCED FINANCIAL LOSS OF MORE THAN
SIX YEARS US$1 BILLION EACH YEAR IN THE PAST
JUST IN THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND THE SOUTH CHINA SEA REGIONS.
AND
THIS EXHIBITION AIMS TO ENABLE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BETTER APPRECIATE THE STRUCTURE,
MOVEMENT DEVELOPMENT, DEVASTATING FORCE OF TYPHOONS.
IT IS ALSO HOPED TO HELP THEM KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS IN HONG KONG AND THE PRECAUTIONS NEEDED.
COPIES OF A LEAFLET, "HONG KONG TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNALS", WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE STUDENTS DURING THE EXHIBITION.
AS A CO-OPERATIVE PROJECT WITH THE SCHOOLS, SELECTED STUDENTS FROM EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WILL BE GIVEN DETAILED BRIEFINGS ON THE EXHIBITION SO THAT THEY CAN EXPLAIN IT TO THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS.
QUIZZES WILL ALSO
BE HELD
IN
TO SCHOOLS
AROUSE STUDENTS'
INTEREST.
FESTIVAL HOLIDAY REMINDER
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THE DAY FOLLOWING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.
THAT
23, IS ONE of
ARE LEVELS
ENTITLED THEY HAVE WORKED IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING
ALL EMPLOYEES IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR WAGE TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF CONTINUOUSLY FOR AN EMPLOYER FOR THREE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY,
MONTHS
/HOLIDAY PAY