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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1994

"THOSE

COMPLY WITH

MUST

OCCUPANTS WHO HAVE NOT YET TAKEN REMOVAL ACTION

ORDERS BY DECEMBER 23, 1994. OTHERWISE, I WILL THEIR UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES TO BE REMOVED AT THEIR EXPENSE PLUS OUR SUPERVISION CHARGE, MRS YU ADDED.

ARRANGE FOR

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"THE STATUTORY ORDERS ARE ISSUED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OCCUPANTS THEMSELVES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT LARGE. PEOPLE WHO IGNORE THEM DO SO AT THEIR OWN PERIL AND THEY ALSO POSE A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY," MRS HELEN YU SAID.

WEATHER NETWORK PLANNED FOR PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION

THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY CAN HAVE QUICKER AND GREATER ACCESS то METEOROLOGICAL DATA IN THE PEARL RIVER DELTA REGION FOR WEATHER "FORECASTING WITH THE SETTING UP OF AN INTEGRATED OBSERVATIONAL

NETWORK.

THE DIRECTOR OF ROYAL OBSERVATORY, MR PATRICK SHAM, ANNOUNCED THE PROJECT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF ITS NEW DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR AT TATE'S CAIRN RADAR STATION TODAY (FRIDAY).

WITH MACAU.

MR SHAM HAS SIGNED A MINUTE OF A MEETING ON THIS JOINT PROJECT REPRESENTATIVES OF METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES OF GUANGDONG AND

OF

"THE OBJECTIVE IS TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND OCCURRENCE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OVER THE REGION AND TO ENABLE OUR THREE FORECASTING CENTRES TO ISSUE MORE ACCURATE AND RELIABLE WARNINGS, HE SAID.

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THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATIONS ON THE CHINESE OFF-SHORE ISLANDS, THE IMPROVEMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES AND THE EXCHANGE OF RADAR INFORMATION.

THE NEW DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR OPENED TODAY REPLACES EXISTING DIGITAL RADAR TO GET MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION ON STRENGTHS OF TROPICAL CYCLONES.

THE

WIND

THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR GORDON SIU, ATTENDED THE OPENING CEREMONY.

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