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"Members of the public who are interested in such information can approach any of these offices and ask to see the books which have to be returned after reading," a spokesman for the Social Welfare Department said today (Sunday).
"They can also call the department's hotline 2343 2255 in case they have any queries about the books," the spokesman said.
The books contain three parts: a glossary on the types of social welfare facilities and explanation about the services provided, a list of existing welfare facilities in each district and another list of facilities being planned in the district.
"The Chinese version of the information books is being prepared and will be published when it is available," he added.
End/Sunday, January 8, 1995
Mild and wet December: report
A monthly weather report published today (Sunday) by the Royal Observatory said December 1994 was mild, cloudy and wet.
The mean temperature of 19.8 degrees and the mean minimum temperature of 18.2 degrees were both the second highest for December since record began in 1884.
It was also cloudy with total duration of bright sunshine amounting to only 70.2 hours, the lowest for December.
Heavy rain fell on December 8 and the flood warning was issued for the first time ever in December. The total rainfall of 122.6 millimetres in the month was the fourth highest for December.
The weather during the first two days of the month was warm and generally cloudy. A surge of the northeast monsoon reached the territory on the early morning of December 3 and strong winds affected offshore areas most of the day. Winds turned northerly in the evening bringing cooler temperatures.
The dry northerlies cleared the clouds on December 4 and it remained cool and dry for the next day.