SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1994
WWFHK
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ACCOMPANIED BY THE WWFHK CHAIRMAN, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR VICTOR FONG, MRS CHAN WAS TAKEN ON A GUIDED TOUR OF THE MAI PO MARSHLAND ALONG A CONSERVATION TRAIL AND SAW AN EXHIBITION INSIDE THE MAI PO WILDLIFE EDUCATION CENTRE.
SHE WAS ALSO SHOWN THE MAI PO WATERFOWL COLLECTION ADJACENT TO THE WILDLIFE EDUCATION CENTRE.
AS A FIRST-TIME VISITOR TO MAI PO, MRS CHAN EXPRESSED A KEEN INTEREST IN THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF WATERFOWL COLLECTED.
MRS CHAN LATER MET COMPETING TEAMS AND CORPORATE THE RACE AND GAVE THEM HER SHARE OF MORAL SUPPORT.
SPONSORS OF
MORE THAN 60 KNOWLEDGEABLE BIRD WATCHERS IN 16 TEAMS ARE COMPETING IN THE RACE. IT IS HOPED THAT THROUGH SPONSORSHIP
TO THE TEAMS, $2 MILLION WILL BE RAISED TO HELP THE WORK OF WWFHK IN MAI PO.
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REGISTER AS VOTERS: DO
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THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE TODAY (SATURDAY) LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN PROMOTE VOTER REGISTRATION FOR THE 1994/95 DISTRICT BOARD AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AT METROPOLITAN PLAZA, SHEUNG SHUI.
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SPEAKING AT THE CEREMONY, ACTING NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ANDREW LAI CHI-WAH, SAID THE CAMPAIGN AIMED TO ENCOURAGE THOSE AGED 18 AND ABOVE TO REGISTER AS VOTERS.
HE HOPED THE TARGET OF TWO MILLION VOTERS TERRITORY-WIDE-
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BE REACHED.
THE CAMPAIGN WILL LAST THREE MONTHS AND WILL INCLUDE HOUSEHOLD VISITS AND THE SETTING UP OF MOBILE REGISTRATION POINTS.
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WEATHER OF MARCH
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NORTHEAST
LAST MARCH WAS DOMINATED BY LATE-SEASON ACCORDING TO A MONTHLY REPORT BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
MONSOON,
THE MONTHLY MEAN PRESSURE OF 1,018.5 HECTOPASCALS WAS THE FIFTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR MARCH.
THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY COOLER AND CLOUDIER THAN NORMAL.
IT WAS A RELATIVELY DRY MONTH BOTH IN TERMS OF HUMIDITY AND PRECIPITATION. THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 26.5 MILLIMETRES WAS ONLY ABOUT 40 PER CENT OF THE MARCH NORMAL OF 66.9 MILLIMETRES.
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