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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1981

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THE FORMER PROVIDES IMPORTANT GUIDANCE TO ENGINEERS IN THE DESIGN OF OPTIMAL RECLAMATION LEVELS WHILE THE LATTER GIVES AN ACCURATE READING ON HARMFUL RADIOACTIVE FALLOUTS FROM ATOMIC TESTS - A NEW PERIL OF SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS+, MR LI NOTED.

WITH REGARD TO ITS MORE TRADITIONAL+ RESPONSIBILITIES, THE OBSERVATORY KEEPS PRECIPITATION RECORDS THROUGH ITS 95 RAINFALL ST+TIONS AND THE HONG KONG TIME BASED ON A CAESIUM BEAM ATOMIC a K.

THROUGH ITS CENTRAL FORECASTING OFFICE, THE OBSERVATORY MAINTAINS A CONTINUOUS WATCH ON THE WEATHER" IN THE REGION AND BROADCAST WARNINGS OF TROPICAL CYCLONES, THUNDERSTORMS, ICING, SEVERE TURBULENCE OR ANY OTHER HAZARDS FOR AIRCRAFT AND SHIPS IN THE VICINITY.

IRONICALLY, AS ONE OF THE OLDEST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS - IT STARTED LIFE KNOWN SIMPLY AS THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY IN 1883 WHEN HONG KONG WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A SLEEPY FISHING VILLAGE AND TRADING OUTPOST TO CHINA - IT REMAINS ALSO AS ONE OF THE SMALLEST.

ITS ENTIRE STAFF TOTALLED A MERE 238 AT THE END OF 1981.

CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL AT YAU O! ESTATE

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A CARNIVAL TO CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WAS HELD AT YAU 01 ESTATE, TUEN MUN, TODAY (SUNDAY).

IT WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION TUEN MUN OFFICE, THE ESTATE OFFICE OF YAU OI ESTATE, AND THE ESTATE'S FIVE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.

A CEREMONY TO MARK THE CARNIVAL OPENING WAS HELD AT 1.30 PM. OFFICING WERE TUEN MUN ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS SARAH WU-- PRESIDENT OF YUEN LONG JAYCEES, MR TSO SIU-WAI- THE HOUSING MANAGER OF YAU OI ESTATE, MR CHENG CHU- THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER TUEN MUN, MISS CHAN LAI-TING- AND A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE YWCA TUE.. MUN OFFICE, MRS LEE HUEN SAU-PING.

THE PROGRAMME INCLUDED A VARIETY SHOW, A PERFORMANCE BY TAI HING CHILDREN'S CHOIR, DANCING BY TUEN MUN ARTS PROMOTION ASSOCIATION AND YWCA DANCE GROUPS, A KUNG-FU DEMONSTRATION BY THE LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE AND MAGIC AND ACROBATIC SHOWS. THERE WERE ALSO 27 GAMES STALLS AND A PUPPET PERFORMANCE BY THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION.

SANTA CLAUS DISTRIBUTED PRESENTS TO CHILDREN.

THE CARNIVAL, HELD AT THE OPEN SPACE NEXT TO THE ISLAMIC IMARY SCHOOL WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 7 000 PEOPLE.

IT WAS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

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