Mean dew point
Total evaporation
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9.9 degrees Celsius;
1.3 degree Celsius below normal
86.2 mm: 25.3 mm below normal
All measurements were made at the Royal Observatory except sunshine, solar radiation and evaporation which were recorded at King's Park.
Dongjiang water supply resumed
The supply of Dongjiang water to Hong Kong has resumed at 7 am this (Thursday) morning as scheduled, a spokesman for the Water Supplies Department announced.
The system for the supply was shut down in December for annual regular maintenance and the period was extended for 10 days to January 10 to facilitate rectification works by the Guangdong Authority as the intake water level in Dongjiang was lower than normal.
"The Guangdong Provincial Bureau of Water Conservancy has informed us that, in view of the delay in resumption of supply to Hong Kong, they have set up a team of specialists to review the situation and would implement further improvement works in the near future to ensure the smooth operation of the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply System during the dry season when the water level in Dongjiang is low.
"There is sufficient storage in the very large reservoirs upstream of Dongjiang to provide a back-up source of river flow. There is full confidence that the supply of Dongjiang water to Hong Kong will be adequate.
"The agreed quality of Dongjiang water to be supplied to Hong Kong in 1996 is 720 million cubic metres and this will not be affected by the slight postponement of the resumption of supply this month," the spokesman said.
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