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Total solar eclipse
There will be a total solar eclipse on March 9, 1997 (Sunday). Weather permitting, the event will be visible as a partial eclipse of the sun in Hong Kong.
Details of the eclipse are as follows:-
Hong Kong
Azimuth
Elevation
Time
Direction
Degrees)
Sunrise
0638
East
-1
Eclipse begins
0719
East
9
Maximum eclipse
0813
East-southeast
21
Eclipse ends
0912
East-southeast
34
The magnitude of the eclipse will be about 0.49. This means that 49 per cent of the sun's diameter will be obscured by the moon at the maximum eclipse.
The best place to observe the eclipse in Hong Kong will be on high grounds with no obstruction of sight to the east-southeast.
Special precautions must be taken to observe solar eclipses because of the blinding intensity of the sun's rays. Under no circumstances should the sun be looked at directly without any protective measures. A safe and better method is to project the sun's image onto a screen and view the reflection.
1998.
The next solar eclipse observable in Hong Kong will not occur until August 22,
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HAD organises seminar for new arrivals
A group of new arrivals from the mainland learnt about the local employment situation and anti-corruption practices at a seminar organised by the Home Affairs Department's Eastern District Office at Fukien Middle School in North Point today (Sunday).
A spokesman for the Home Affairs Department said the seminar was tailored to the needs of the new immigrants, many of whom were looking for jobs.