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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1982

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OCTOBER WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER AND CLOUDIER THAN USUAL. THE TOTAL RAINFALL FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER AMOUNTED TO ONLY 1 018.3 MM, WHICH IS THE SEVENTH LOWEST ON RECORD. THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL WAS HOISTED ON FOUR OCCASIONS DURING THE MONTH. A CHINESE FREIGHTER RAN AGROUND AND SANK OFF MIRS BAY LATE ON OCTOBER 4. THE CREW OF 29 WERE ALL SAVED. HEAVY SHOWERS ON OCTOBER 5 RESULTED IN A 5-TONNE BOULDER ROLLING DOWN A HILLSIDE ADJOINING CHING CHEUNG ROAD AND MAKING A 7-SQUARE METRE HOLE IN A CLASSROOM WALL. NOBODY WAS HURT. AN INTENSE COLD FRONT ARRIVED ON OCTOBER 22 AND THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 14.8 DEGREES CELSIUS REACHED ON OCTOBER 24 IS THE THIRD LOWEST ON RECORD FOR OCTOBER.

NOVEMBER WAS COOLER AND CLOUDIER THAN USUAL. THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL WAS HOISTED ON FOUR OCCASIONS DURING THE MONTH. A COLD FRONT BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN ON NOVEMBER 2. NORTHERLY WINDS ON NOVEMBER 30 RESULTED IN A CHINESE JUNK SINKING IN ROUGH SEAS ABOUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG WITH 13 CREWMEN REPORTED MISSING,

DECEMBER WAS DRIER AND SUNNIER BUT COOLER THAN USUAL. THE CONTINENTAL ANTICYCLONE DOMINATED CHINA THROUGHOUT THE MONTH AND THE MEAN SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1 022,6 MILLIBARS IN HONG KONG IS THE SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR DECEMBER. A FINE AND SUNNY SPELL PERSISTED FROM DECEMBER 10-27. SOME FROST WAS REPORTED AT TAI LUNG FARM ON DECEMBER 3 AND 20. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 9.5 DEGREES CELSIUS AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY ON DECEMBER 20, AS ON FEBRUARY 27, WAS THE LOWEST OF THE YEAR. ON TAI MO SHAN, TEMPERATURES DROPPED TO 0.0 DEGREES CELSIUS. FIRE DANGER WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT DURING 29 DAYS OF THE MONTH. SOME 30 000 PEOPLE WERE REPORTEDLY MADE HOMELESS BY A SUCCESSION OF DISASTROUS FIRES MOSTLY IN SQUATTER AREAS.

BIG CLEAN-UP IN KWUN TONG

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A SERIES OF YEAR-END CLEAN-UP+ CAMPAIGNS WILL BE LAUNCHED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE AND AREA COMMITTEES IN LAM TIN, NGAU TAU KOK, SHUN LEE AND SHUN ON ESTATES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY-WIDE KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN.

CLEAN-UPS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON SUNDAY (JANUARY 17) IN LAM TIN AND NGAU TAU KOK ESTATES WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY WORKERS, MEMBERS OF RELEVANT AREA COMMITTEES, TOGETHER WITH STAFF FROM HOUSING AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS TAKING PART.

IN SHUN LEE AND SHUN ON ESTATES, A WEEK-LONG CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN WILL START THIS WEEKEND,

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