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SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 1983

THE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE, ORIGINALLY IN SUN HUNG KAI CENTRE AND THE SUPPLIES SECTION IN EMPIRE CENTRE, KOWLOON, WILL MOVE TO THE 22ND AND THE 15TH FLOORS OF THE HONG KONG TRADE CENTRE RESPECTIVELY.

OFFICE HOURS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AS FOLLOWS:

MONDAY TO FRIDAY SATURDAY

8.45 AM TO 5.15 PM 9.00 AM TO 12.00 NOON

THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE NEW HEADQUARTERS IS 5-8521411.

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FIVE-MONTH RAINFALL HIGHEST SINCE 1889

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ACCUMULATED RAINFALL FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, AT 1 288.9 MM, IS THE HIGHEST AMOUNT FOR THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD SINCE 1889 AND THE SECOND HIGHEST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1884, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORTS.

THE MONTH WAS ALSO CLOUDIER THAN NORMAL, AND THE 372.5 MM OF RAIN WHICH FELL IN MAY MADE IT THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH ABOVE AVERAGE RAINFALL.

THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH DRIZZLE ON MAY 1. IT RAINED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING AS WINDS FRESHENED FROM THE EAST AND BECAME STRONG IN SOME PLACES. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS FROM MAY 3 TO 5 BUT ALSO SOME DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING OF MAY 4.

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHED FROM THE NORTH ON MAY 6, BRINGING OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.

THE WEATHER IMPROVED ON MAY 7 BUT SCATTERED SHOWERS RECURRED THE NEXT DAY.

THERE WERE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MAY 9 AND MINOR FLOODING WAS REPORTED IN TSUEN WAN AND NEAR SHA TIN RACE-COURSE.

IT WAS FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS ON MAY 10 AND 11. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED ON MAY 12 AS SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FRESHENED.

THERE WAS FLOODING IN SOME LOW-LYING AREAS IN TAI PO AND A MUDSLIP WAS REPORTED AT CHEUNG LUNG TIN VILLAGE IN KWUN TONG WHERE TWO SQUATTER HUTS WERE AFFECTED AND MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE EVACUATED.

THERE WERE LIGHT SHOWERS ON MAY 13 AND 14.

ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHED FROM THE NORTH ON MAY 15, BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS AND WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS. THE DOWNPOUR RESULTED IN TWO MUDSLIPS AND FOUR MINOR FLOODING

INCIDENTS.

/THE FIRST MUDSLIP