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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1987

TODAY'S EXERCISE

WAS ARRANGED IN

CONJUNCTION

WITH

CHINA'S ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA IMPORT AND EXPORT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE.

ENDANGERED

THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

AND COUNTRY PARKS), MR (CONSERVATION

K.C. IU, SAID THAT AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES), HONG KONG ENJOYED CO-OPERATION WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES IN THE WORLDWIDE SAVE RARE SPECIES FROM EXTINCTION.

**

VERY GOOD EFFORT TO

STRICTLY ANIMALS,

"IN CONFORMITY WITH THE CITES SPIRIT, THE DEPARTMENT PROHIBITS UNAUTHORISED IMPORT, EXPORT AND POSSESSION OF RARE BIRDS OR PLANTS OR THEIR PARTS AND DERIVATIVES, HE SAID.

"FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW MAY LEAD TO A MAXIMUM

THE FOR

FIRST $5,000

OFFENCE, AND $10,000 FINE PLUS SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT FOR A REPEAT OFFENCE, HE SAID.

中

FINE OF

RAINFALL BELOW NORMAL IN OCTOBER

章

OCTOBER WAS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE MONTH IN WHICH

NORMAL OCTOBER

THE RAINFALL MILLIMETRES. THIS WAS BELOW NORMAL, WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONLY 72.7 AMOUNT WAS 40 PER CENT BELOW THE

RAINFALL OF 121.2 WAS MILLIMETRES, HOWEVER, THE TOTAL RAINFALL UP TO THE END OF OCTOBER

10-MONTH PERIOD. STILL ABOUT FOUR PER CENT ABOVE THE NORMAL FOR THE

THE SECOND HIGHEST THE MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 24.2 DEGREES WAS ON RECORD FOR OCTOBER.

KONG DURING THE STRONG WIND

THE ONLY TROPICAL CYCLONE THAT AFFECTED HONG

NECESSITATED THE HOISTING OF THE MONTH WAS LYNN. IT SIGNAL NO. 3 FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

SEPTEMBER,

FOLLOWING ON FROM THE WEATHER PATTERN AT THE END OF CONDITIONS ON OCTOBER 1 REMAINED CLOUDY WITH SOME LIGHT RAIN. HOWEVER, AS EASTERLY WINDS WEAKENED TOWARDS THE END OF THE DAY, TO CLEAR, GENERALLY FINE WEATHER PREVAILED THROUGH FOR A FEW BRIEF SHOWERS ON THAT DAY.

THE SKY BEGAN OCTOBER 3 EXCEPT

A SURGE OF THE

BUT

FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA AND BRGAN TO

REACHED

THE

SOUTH

COAST CHINA

NORTHEAST MONSOON ARRIVED DURING THE EARLY

THE

BE HOURS OF OCTOBER 4

FINE. THESE OF WHEN A TROUGH CONDITIONS LASTED UNTIL OCTOBER

LOW PRESSURE MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHWARDS. IT ΤΟ 8 AND OCTOBER

GAVE

WEATHER CONTINUED

7

ΤΟ

ON

RISE

THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG DURING THE DAY.

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