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THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT WOULD, MEANWHILE, BE EMPOWERED TO ISSUE PERMITS FROM TIME TO TIME FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES TO CATER FOR EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS ELECTION CAMPAIGNS OR CHARITABLE EVENTS.
"PENDING ENACTMENT OF THE NEW LEGISLATION, THE OPERATION OF THE ADVERTISING VEHICLES IN BREACH OF PERMIT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN OFFENCE AND IS LIABLE TO PROSECUTION," THE SPOKESMAN SAID,
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WEATHER FOR 1991
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LAST YEAR WAS THE 10TH DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY (RO) SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
RAINFALL AT THE RO WAS ONLY 1,639.1 MILLIMETRES COMPARED TO A NORMAL OF 2,214.3 MILLIMETRES.
ALL MONTHS BUT JANUARY AND OCTOBER WERE DRIER THAN NORMAL.
LAST YEAR, THERE WERE ALTOGETHER 13 TROPICAL CYCLONES OCCURRED OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. SIX OF THEM REQUIRED THE HOISTING OF TROPICAL CYCLONE SIGNALS IN HONG KONG.
THE NO. 8 GALE OR STORM SIGNAL WAS HOISTED DURING THE APPROACH OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BRENDAN AND IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SINCE TYPHOON GORDON IN 1989.
JANUARY 1991 WAS WARMER THAN NORMAL. THE MEAN DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 15.4 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS THE SEVENTH HIGHEST ON RECORD
FOR JANUARY.
THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY CLOUDY AND HUMID. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 28.7 MILLIMETRES WAS 23 PER CENT ABOVE THE JANUARY NORMAL OF 23.4 MILLIMETRES.
FEBRUARY WAS ON THE WHOLE WARMER AND SUNNIER THAN NORMAL. THE RAIN THAT FELL DURING THE MONTH WAS MOSTLY LIGHT AND PATCHY.
THE MONTHLY TOTAL RAINFALL OF 8.2 MILLIMETRES WAS 83 PER CENT BELOW THE FEBRUARY NORMAL OF 48.0 MILLIMETRES.
MARCH WAS WARMER AND ALSO MORE HUMID. THE MONTHLY MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 18.6 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS THE FIFTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR MARCH.
RAIN THAT FELL WAS MOSTLY ASSOCIATED WITH LATE-SEASON OF THE WINTER MONSOON.
SURGES
THE FIRST MAJOR DOWNPOUR AND THUNDERSTORM OF THE YEAR OCCURRED ON MARCH 22. HOWEVER, THE MONTHLY TOTAL RAINFALL OF 51.5 MILLIMETRES WAS 23 PER CENT BELOW THE MARCH NORMAL OF 66.9 MILLIMETRES.
/THE WEATHER