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(d) Local Transport

(c) Shipping

( Telegraph

(g) Telephone

(Zh 15 )

Frequent omnibus service to Kowloon and thence by ferry

to Victoria.

Taxis available at all hours.

Ocean liners to all parts of the world. Coastal vessels to

Shanghai, Mario and all ports on Chinu coast. Telegraphic address AIRCIVIL HONG KONG ' Tele-

graph office at Kowloon City, 4 mile distant.

Telephone at Control Tower. No. 58071 Extus. 575 and 612.

12. Radio Facilities:-

(4) Radio Telegraphy

(b) Radio Telephony (c) Direction-finder

(d) Radio Bencon

(8) Blind-Landing System

Hours of watch 0600-1700 L..T. daily. Other times by

request.

Two Marconi transmitters in use for long and short wave working. Transmitter Type TA 1 W L range 400 metres (750) Kes.) to 1,500 metres (200) Kes.) is tuned to a specified spot frequency of 900 metres (333.3 Kes.) and is available for working Types A1, A2 and A3 (C.W., LC.W. and Telephony). Approx. 2 K.W. output. Trausmitter type S8A W/L range 20-80 (15,000-3,750) Kes.) with two spot frequencies of 55.45 metres (5,410 Kes.) and 34.29 metres (8,750 Kes.) and is available for working Types A1, A2 and A3 (C.W., 1.C.W, and Telephony). 500 W. output. Located at Hung-Hom. Long. 114°10′42′′E. Lat. 22°18′30′′N. Cull sign, ZCK. Range TA.1. 500 miles by day, 1,000 by night. SBA 1,000 by day, 2.000 by night. As above. 250 W. output. Call sign ZCK2. Bellini-Tosi twin serial D.F. Receiver Type 370. Subject

to night error at sunrise and sunset.

A 2 KW. input Type WB2 transmitter located at Cape D'Aguilar, Long. 114°15′19′′E. Lat. 22°12′39′′N. W/L 1,000 metres, Emits signal MO, MO, MO de VPS.' Available for ships and aircraft on request.

Nil.

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13. Meteorological : —

(a) General Description

January and February-Dull winter months.

Prevailing wind up to 3,000 feet-East. 12 m.p.h. 4,000 to 7,000-variable. 8,000 upwards-westerly. Strato-cumulus clouds, amount 7, height medium. Horizontal visibility good.

March and April-Transition months.

Prevailing wind up to 3,000 feet-East, 12 m.p.h. 4,000 to 7,000-variable. 8,000 upwards-westerly. Stratus and strato-cumulus clouds, amount 8. height

2.000 fect.

Horizontal visibility fair; risk of fog.

May to August-Summer months.

Winds variable, mainly East or south-west.

ut all heights.

11 m.p.h.

Heavy Cumulus clouds, amount 7, height 3,000 feet. Horizontal visibility good.

Weather showery.

Risk of typhoons.

(b) Supply of Dula

September-Transition mouth,

Prevailing wind East, 11 m.p.h. at all heights. Cumulus clouds, amount 6, height 3,000 feet. Horizontal visibility good Risk of typhoons.

October to Decctuber-Fine winter months.

Prevailing wind up to 5.00) feet-E.N.E.. 12 mm.p.h. 6,000 to 9,000—variable. 10,000 upwards westerly. Strato-cumulus clouds, amount 5, height 4,000 to 5,000

feet.

Horizontal visibility good Risk of typhoons.

Hong Kong Royal Observatory is situated at Kowloon. is 1313 duty at airport fo: Meteorological officer scheduled services. Weather reports, forecasts and upper-air observations are regularly available at air- port.

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