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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1986

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NEW ROYAL OBSERVATORY CALENDAR ON SALE

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THE 1987 EDITION OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY CALENDAR, FEATURING 12 COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WEATHER AND THE ENVIRONMENT OF HONG KONG, IS NOW ON SALE.

THE WALL CALENDAR, WHICH MAKES AN ATTRACTIVE GIFT, IS AVAILABLE AT $30 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AND THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, 134A NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.

AS IN PREVIOUS ISSUES, THE BILINGUAL CALENDAR CONTAINS USEFUL METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION AND INCLUDES THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE CALENDAR AND PROVIDES INFORMATION ON TIMES OF DAILY SUNRISE, SUNSET, MOONRISE, MOONSET, HIGH AND LOW TIDES.

THOSE BUYING THE CALENDAR WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF PURCHASING A COPY OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S CENTENARY PUBLICATION, ENTITLED +FROM TIME BALL TO ATOMIC CLOCK+, AT A REDUCED PRICE OF $19.

THE BOOK WHICH NORMALLY SELLS $34 A COPY, TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND ITS ACHIEVEMENTS OVER A CENTURY.

LLEGAL STRUCTURES REMOVED FROM LANES

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WORK BEGAN IN TSIM SHA TSUI TODAY (TUESDAY) TO CLEAR 18 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN REAR LANES BOUNDED BY NATHAN ROAD, CAMERON ROAD AND CARNARVON ROAD.

THE OPERATION, CO-ORDINATED BY THE YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICE, IS BEING JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT, POLICE, HOUSING DEPARTMENT AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

+ AMONG THE STRUCTURES TO BE CLEARED, SIX WERE USED AS SHOPS WHILE THE OTHERS INVOLVED CANOPIES AND STORAGE PLACES,+ A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.

EX-GRATIA PAYMENTS, AMOUNTING TO $17 493, WERE MADE TO ALL ELIGIBLE BUSINESS OPERATORS, HE ADDED.

CLEARANCE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY. IT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN AS PART OF A STREET MANAGEMENT SCHEME INITIATED BY THE DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

SINCE THE SCHEME WAS IMPLEMENTED IN 1982 43 OPERATIONS HAVE REEN CARRIED OUT TO CLEAR 834 ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN 72 BACK LANES.

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