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(d) Local Transport

(•) Shipping

(f) 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. Constul vessels to

Shanghai, Macao and all ports on China 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.

Radio Facilities:-

(a) Radio Telegraphy

(b) Radio Telephony

(c) Direction-finder

(d) Radio Beacon

(e) Blind-Landing System

Hours of watch 0000-1700 L.T. daily. Other times by

request.

Three Marconi transmitters in use for long and short ware working. Transmitter Type TA 1 W/L range 400 metres (750 Kcs.) to 1,500 metres (200 Kcs.) is tuned to a specified spot irequency of 900 metres (333.3 Kes.) and is available for working Types A1, A2 and A3 (C.W.. I.C.W. and Telepliony). Approx. 2 K.W. output. Transmitter 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., I.C.W. and Telephony). 500 W. output. Located at Hung-Hom, Long. 114°10′42′′E. Lat. 22°18′30′′N. Call sign, ZCK. Range TA.1. 500 miles by day, 1,000 by night. SBA 1,000 by day, 2,000 by night. Radio Telephony prohibited for the duration of the war. As

above. 250 W. output. Call sign ZCK2. Bellini-Tosi twin aerial D.F. Receiver Type 379. Subject

to night error at sunrise and sunset.

A 2 K.W. input Type WB2 transmitter located at Capu 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.

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13. Meteorological:-

(a) General Description

(b) Supply of Duta

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 tɔ 7,000-variable. 8,000 upwards-westerly. Stratus and strato-cumulus clouds, amount 8, height

2,000 feet.

Florizontal visibility fair; risk of fog.

May to August-Sumuner months.

Winds variable, mainly East or south-west. 11 m.p.h.

at all heights.

Heavy Cumulus clouds, amount 7, height 3,000 feet. Horizontal visibility goc-1.

Weather showery.

Risk of typhoons.

September-Transition month,

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

October to December-Fine winter months.

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

feet.

Horizontal isibility good. Risk of typhoons.

Hong Kong Royal Observatory is situated at Kowloon. Meteorological officer is 011 duty at airport for scheduled services. Weather reports, forvents and upper-air observations are regularly available at air- port.

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