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MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1978

NOTE TO EDITORS:

NEW KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR OPENS TOMORROW

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MR. ROGER LOBO, AN UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE NEW KWAI CHUNG INCINERATOR AT 3 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. THE INCINERATION PLANT IS LOCATED AT KWAI TAI ROAD ADJACENT TO THE CONTAINER TERMINAL.

OFFICIAL TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THE TRANSPORT FACILITY SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE RECEPTION OFFICE AT MURRAY BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD, NOT LATER THAN 1.40 P.M.

TWO VANS, AM 2065 AND AM 2066, WILL LEAVE FOR THE INCINERATION PLANT AT 1.45 P.M. SHARP.

OFFICERS FROM THE P.W.D.'S PUBLICITY UNIT WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

METEOROLOGISTS FROM CHINA VISIT ROYAL OBSERVATORY

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A GROUP OF FIVE METEOROLOGISTS AND ENGINEERS FROM THE CENTRAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, PEKING LED BY MR. KE JUI VISITED THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY (MONDAY).

THE DELEGATION WAS CONDUCTED ON A TOUR OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS AND OBSERVATORY STATIONS BY THE DIRECTOR, MR. GORDON BELL.

THE CHINESE DELEGATION RECENTLY ATTENDED THE ELEVENTH SESSION OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (ESCAP) AND WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO) JOINT TYPHOON COMMITTEE HELD IN BANGKOK.

DURING THE TOUR, THE CHINESE DELEGATES VISITED THE CENTRAL FORECASTING OFFICE, THE DATA ACQUISITION AND COMPUTER PROCESSING SECTION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTION, MARINE METEOROLOGY SECTION, HYDROMETEOROLOGY SECTION, TROPICAL CYCLONE RESEARCH SECTION, INSTRUMENTS SECTION AND SEISMOLOGY SECTION AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY HEADQUARTERS AND THE UPPER AIR INVESTIGATION SECTION AT KING'S PARK.

THEY WILL RETURN TO CHINA TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

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