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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1984

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APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY THE APPOINTMENT OF MR ROBERT KWOK CHIN-KUNG AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

MR KWOK WILL TAKE UP THE APPOINTMENT IN NOVEMBER 1984.

MR KWOK IS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF JARDINE MATHESON HOLDINGS, LTD., DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG ELECTRIC HOLDINGS, LTD., DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG LAND CO., LTD., DIRECTOR OF ZUNG FU CO., LTD., AND DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CO., LTD. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW (INLAND REVENUE) AND PANEL OF ASSESSORS.

SEPTEMBER DRIER THAN USUAL

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SEPTEMBER WAS DRIER THAN USUAL, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORTS.

THE MONTH'S 211.3 MM OF RAINFALL WAS ABOUT 34 PER CENT BELOW NORMAL. AND THE MONTHLY MEAN ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE OF 1 010.6 MILL IBARS WAS THE THIRD HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR ANY SEPTEMBER.

THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY THUNDERY SHOWERS ON SEPTEMBER 1, DUE TO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CLOSE TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST. SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUED ON SEPTEMBER 2. THESE TWO DAYS' RAINFALL, 107.5 MM, ACCOUNTED FOR OVER HALF OF THE MONTH'S RAINFALL.

IT WAS FINE APART FROM SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ON SEPTEMBER 3 AND 4.

WINDS BECAME STRONG OFF SHORE ON SEPTEMBER 5, DUE TO THE APPROACH OF TYPHOON IKE. THEY MODERATED THE FOLLOWING DAY. WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ON THESE TWO DAYS.

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THE WEATHER IT WAS FINE AND SUNNY FROM SEPTEMBER 7 TO 11. BECAME VERY HOT ON SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ROSE TO 32.0 DEGREES CELSIUS WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST OF THE MONTH.

EARLY ON SEPTEMBER 12. IT BECAME CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS A COLD FRONT PASSED SOUTH ACROSS HONG KONG. IT REMAINED CLOUDY FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS. ISOLATED SHOWERS OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 14 AND 15, WITH THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DROPPING TO 23.4 DEGREES CELSIUS, THE MONTH'S LOWEST, ON SEPTEMBER 14.

THERE WERE