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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1987

ROYAL OBSERVATORY ALMANAC 1988 PUBLISHED

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A BILINGUAL ALMANAC FOR 1988 PREPARED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.

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CONTAINING THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE CALENDAR AND INFORMATION THE TIMES OF DAILY SUNRISE, SUNSET, MOONRISE, MOONSET, HIGH AND TIDES ARRANGED ON A MONTH-BY-MONTH BASIS, THE BOOKLET IS A PUBLICATION FOR STUDENTS, SCIENTISTS, FISHING AND BOATING ENTHUSIASTS, DOCKYARDS AND SHIPPING COMPANIES,

THE 40-PAGE BOOKLET LISTS THE GENERAL HOLIDAYS, EQUINOXES, SOLSTICES, AND ECLIPSES OF THE YEAR AND PROVIDES THE METEOROLOGICAL (AIR TEMPERATURE, AMOUNT OF RAIN AND NUMBER OF RAINY DAYS) NORMALS OF HONG KONG AND OTHER MAJOR ASIAN CITIES.

IT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG AND THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT COPY.

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BUYERS OF THE ALMANAC WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF PURCHASING COPY OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S CENTENARY PUBLICATION "FROM TIME TO ATOMIC CLOCK" AT A REDUCED PRICE OF $19.

THE BOOK, WHICH NORMALLY COSTS $34 A COPY, TRACES THE OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AND ITS PROGRESS OVER 100 YEARS.

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LANTAU TAXI FARE CONVERSION TABLES READY FOR COLLECTION

CONVERSION TABLES SHOWING EXISTING LANTAU TAXI FARES AND THE NEW FARE SCALE DUE TO COME INTO EFFECT ON DECEMBER 14 WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION BY LANTAU TAXI OPERATORS FROM FRIDAY (DECEMBER 4), A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).

LANTAU TAXI OPERATORS MAY COLLECT THE TABLES FROM THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT'S PUBLIC VEHICLES SECTION AT ROOM 906-909, HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, HONG KONG.

THESE TABLES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE COUNTER OF MUI WO DISTRICT OFFICE.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED TAXI OPERATORS TO BRING ALONG THEIR TAXI REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS WHEN COLLECTING TABLES AND TO DISPLAY THE TABLES PROMINENTLY INSIDE UNTIL THE TAXIMETERS ARE RECALIBRATED.

THE CONVERSION THEIR VEHICLES

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