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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1988

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THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDED THE VENUES AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE FUNCTION.

THE CAMP FEATURED TALKS, VIDEO, GROUP DISCUSSION, QUIZ COMPETITION, GAMES AND SPORTS, THROUGH WHICH THE PARTICIPANTS WOULD LEARN SELF-DISCIPLINE AND WOULD BE MORE AWARE OF THE EVIL OF TRIADS AND JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.

IT BEGAN WITH A TALK ON LAW GIVEN BY A MEMBER OF THE LAW SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY TWO VIDEOS WHICH DEPICTED HOW YOUNG PEOPLE COULD EASILY GET INVOLVED WITH BAD ELEMENTS, AND HOW DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE FOR THEM TO STEER A STRAIGHT PATH AFTERWARDS.

FROM THE PROGRAMMES, THE PARTICIPANTS LEARNT HOW AND WHY YOUNG PEOPLE WERE TEMPTED TO CRIME AND HOW THEY COULD TURN A NEW LEAF.

OTHER PROGRAMMES OF THE FUNCTION INCLUDED A VISIT TO THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, A GROUP DISCUSSION TO REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE CAMP AND EXCHANGE ON EXPERIENCES.

NOVEMBER RAINFALL BELOW NORMAL

THE RAINFALL IN NOVEMBER CONTINUED ΤΟ BE BELOW NORMAL. THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE MONTH, 25.6 MILLIMETRES, WAS ONLY 74 PER CENT OF THE NORMAL FOR NOVEMBER, THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY REPORTED TODAY (SATURDAY).

SINCE JANUARY 1.

THE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTED TO 1,578.4 MILLIMETRES WHICH IS 28 PER CENT BELOW THE NORMAL OF 2,199.4

MILLIMETRES.

THE MONTH'S MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 22.4 DEGREES WAS THE FIFTH LOWEST ON RECORD FOR NOVEMBER WHILE THE MEAN ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH OF 1,019.7 HECTOPASCALS WAS THE FIFTH HIGHEST ON RECORD FOR NOVEMBER.

THE CLOUDY CONDITIONS WHICH PERSISTED FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS IN OCTOBER CONTINUED ON NOVEMBER 1. HOWEVER, THE WEATHER TURNED FINE THE NEXT DAY.

A WEAK SURGE OF THE WINTER MONSOON EARLY ON NOVEMBER 3 BROUGHT DRIER AIR TO THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS AND FINE WEATHER CONTINUED.

MAINLY FINE AND DRY CONDITIONS LASTED UNTIL THE BVENING OF NOVEMBER 9 WHEN CLOUD BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TYPHOON SKIP OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BEGAN TO AFFECT THE TERRITORY.

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