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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1982

GOVERNOR TO CHECK ON CLEAN UP

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE WILL BE LOOKING OVER CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 13).

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.

THE GOVERNOR WILL ARRIVE AT THE ENTRANCE OF WANG TOI SHAN TSUEN IN YUEN LONG AT 10.30 AM.

THE CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY UNIT WILL PROVIDE TRANSPORT FOR MEMBERS OF THE PRESS FROM THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CAR PARK AT 8.30 AM ON SATURDAY, AND REPRESENTATIVES WHO WISH TO USE THIS TRANSPORT ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT MRS EVA LAM BY FRIDAY (FEBRUARY 12) AT 5-217121 EXT. 43.

THE WEATHER IN JANUARY

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JANUARY WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN USUAL, ACCORDING TO THE MONTH'S WEATHER SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 16.9 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS 1.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL, WHILE THE MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 15.1 DEGREES IS THE 10TH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR JANUARY.

THE MONTH'S TOTAL RAINFALL WAS 16 MM, WHICH WAS 10.9 MM BELOW NORMAL.

THE WEATHER FOR THE FIRST 10 DAYS WAS MAINLY FINE. HOWEVER WINDS TURNED NORTHERLY ON JANUARY 4 AND IT BECAME SLIGHTLY COOLER THE NEXT DAY. THERE WERE NORTHERLY WINDS AND COOLER WEATHER AGAIN ON JANUARY 7 TO 9.

IT BECAME CLOUDY WITH TRACES OF RAIN ON JANUARY 11 AND 12. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHED FROM THE NORTH, THERE WAS RAIN ALL DAY ON JANUARY 13 AND THE FOLLOWING MORNING.

WINDS TURNED NORTHERLY IN THE EVENING OF JANUARY 14 AND THE WEATHER BECAME COOLER IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE DAYS.

APART FROM A CLOUDY DAY ON JANUARY 17 AND A TRACE OF RAIN DURING THE NIGHT, WEATHER BETWEEN JANUARY 15 AND 20 WAS FINE.

WEATHER CONDITIONS