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THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1983

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THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE 1

SUNSHINE

RAINFALL

CLOUDINESS

RELATIVE

HUMIDITY

MEAN MAXIMUM

TEMPERATURE

MEAN TEMPERATURE

MEAN MINIMUM

TEMPERATURE

MEAN DEW POINT

TOTAL

96.0 HOURS

171.1 MM

84 PER CENT

85 PER CENT

25.5 DEGREES -

CELSIUS

23.2 DEGREES -

CELSIUS

21.5 DEGREES -

CELSIUS

20.3 DEGREES -

CELSIUS

91.8 MM

24.2 HOURS BELOW NORMAL

31.7 MM ABOVE NORMAL

8 PER CENT MORE THAN NORMAL

2 PER CENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL

0.5 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

1.1 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

1.4 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

26.8 MM BELOW NORMAL

EVAPORATION

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 30.4 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON

APRIL 28

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 16.6 DEGREES CELSIUS WAS RECORDED ON

APRIL 1

TEXTILES ACCORD WITH SWEDEN INITIALLED

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A FOUR-YEAR TEXTILES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HONG KONG AND SWEDEN WAS INITIALLED IN STOCKHOLM TODAY (MAY 19) AT THE END OF THE CURRENT ROUND OF CONSULTATIONS, WHICH BEGAN ON MAY 16.

THE NEW AGREEMENT WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT AGREEMENT WHICH WILL EXPIRE ON AUGUST 31.

THE HONG KONG DELEGATION LED BY MR JUSTIN YUE, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, IS RETURNING FROM STOCKHOLM TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

+THE TERMS OF THE NEW AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL THE DELEGATION HAS REPORTED TO THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRADE DEPARTMENT SAID.

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