NOTE TO EDITORS:
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MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1993
FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS:
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND ASSESSMENT
ELVIS AU
TEL 835 1102
SHIRLEY LEE
TEL 835 1106
AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT
FRANKLIN CHUNG
TEL 594 6200
NOISE
SAM WONG
TEL 594 6565
WATER
K F TANG
TEL 835 1234
WASTE
DANIEL LAU
TEL 835 1216
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
EDWARD LAM
TEL 835 1848
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PAMPHLET ON WEATHER WARNINGS PUBLISHED
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ON WEATHER WEATHER
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (MONDAY) PUBLISHED A PAMPHLET WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN TIMES OF SEVERE CONDITIONS.
THE PAMPHLET EXPLAINS IN DETAIL THE MEANING OF VARIOUS SIGNALS ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND COVERS TROPICAL RAINSTORMS, LANDSLIPS, FLOODS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
WARNING CYCLONES,
IT ALSO ADVISES THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHAT MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT THEIR OWN SAFETY. SPECIFIC ADVICE IS GIVEN TO CERTAIN TRADES ON HOW TO MINIMISE POSSIBLE LOSSES WHEN HONG KONG IS THREATENED BY SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN CASUALTIES AND CAUSE DISRUPTION ΤΟ TRANSPORT AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
"THEREFORE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH THESE WEATHER WARNINGS AND KNOW WHAT STEPS TO TAKE ΤΟ PROTECT THEMSELVES.
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