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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1975

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON ******

THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE MOON WILL BE SEEN IN HONG KONG DURING THE EARLY HOURS OF WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 19) MORNING PROVIDED THAT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE INITIAL PHASES OF THE ECLIPSE UNTIL SUNRISE ON THE SAME DAY.

+THE ECLIPSE IS BEST OBSERVED FROM HIGH GROUNDS WHERE THERE ARE NO OBSTRUCTIONS TO THE WEST, HE POINTED OUT.

DETAILS OF THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE LUNAR ECLIPSE ARE AS ·

FOLLOWS:

MOON ENTERS PENUMBRA MOON ENTERS UMBRA

NOVEMBER 19

3.26 A.M.

NOVEMBER 19

4.39 A.M.

TOTAL ECLIPSE BEGINS

· NOVEMBER 19

6.03 A.M.

MIDDLE OF THE ECLIPSE

NOVEMBER 19

6.23 A.M.

SUNRISE IN HONGKONG

NOVEMBER 19

6.38 A.M.

BUILDING PLANS APPROVED *****

FIFTY-FIVE BUILDING PLANS WERE APPROVED BY THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE LAST MONTH ELEVEN MORE THAN IN SEPTEMBER.

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OF THESE, 18 WERE FOR BUILDINGS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 19 FOR KOWLOON AND 18 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.

THESE INCLUDED ONE FOR A NINE-STOREY LOW-COST HOUSING PROJECT IN TAI HANG SAI AND ONE FOR A SCHOOL ON LANTAU ISLAND. THE OTHER PLANS WERE MOSTLY FOR COMMERCIAL AND APARTMENT BLOCKS.

IN THE SAME MONTH, OCCUPATION PERMITS WERE ISSUED TO 44 BUILDINGS. THE DECLARED VALUE OF THESE BUILDINGS AMOUNTED TO $199 MILLION.

IN ADDITION, APPROVAL WAS GIVEN FOR 56 NEW BUILDING PROJECTS TO BEGIN WORK AND FOR 22 BUILDINGS TO BE DEMOLISHED.

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