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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1982

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DUKE OF KENT ARRIVES

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF KENT ARRIVED FROM AUCKLAND TODAY FOR A NINE-DAY OFFICIAL VISIT.

HE WAS GREETED AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE.

THE GOVERNOR THEN PRESENTED HIS AIDE-DE-CAMP. MR PAUL CROFT; THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS; THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE; THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL DEREK BOORMAN SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL; MR ROGER LOBO, SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND, MR FRANK MULLER.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL BE JOINED BY THE DUCHESS OF KENT WHO IS ARRIVING FROM LONDON TOMORROW (MONDAY).

THE DUKE WILL BEGIN A SERIES OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS ON TUESDAY WHEN HE WILL VISIT TUEN MUN TO SEE SEVERAL HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTATES.

UNUSUALLY WET SEPTEMBER x x x

THE TOTAL RAINFALL OF 466.8 MM IN SEPTEMBER WAS 46 PER CENT ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE MONTH, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST MONTHLY WEATHER REPORT RELEASED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TODAY (SUNDAY).

THIS FIGURE BROUGHT THE ACCUMULATED RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY TO 2 988 MM, THE SECOND HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF ANY YEAR.

APART FROM SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE ON SEPTEMBER 1 AND 2.

THUNDERSTORMS WERE RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 3 BUT THE WEATHER WAS FINE AGAIN FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

THE STRONG MONSOON SIGNAL WAS UP FOR A RECORD PERIOD OF 74 HOURS FROM SEPTEMBER 5 TO 8, WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING FROM THE EAST ON THE FIRST DAY AND REMAINING STRONG OFF-SHORE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 7.

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY CLOUDY WITH SOME SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM SEPTEMBER 6 TILL THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 8, BUT IT IMPROVED AND REMAINED FINE APART FROM A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS DURING THE NEXT FOUR DAYS.

THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 33.1 DEGREES CELSIUS RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 10 AND 20.

/WINDS FROSHEN J