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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1989

THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:

TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE

MEAN DAILY GLOBAL

SOLAR RADIATION

TOTAL RAINFALL

MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD

MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY

145.6 HOURS

13.38 MJ/SQ. METRE

47.8 MM

66 PER CENT

75 PER CENT

;

44.2 HOURS ABOVE NORMAL

1.96 MJ/SQ. METRE ABOVE NORMAL

7.0 MM BELOW NORMAL

10 PER CENT LESS THAN NORMAL

7 PER CENT LOWER THAN NORMAL

MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM

AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN DAILY MINIMUM

AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN DEW POINT

TOTAL EVAPORATION

21.2 DEGREES CELSIUS

0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL

18.6 DEGREES CELSIUS

;

0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

16.4 DEGREES CELSIUS

:

0.1 DEGREE CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL

13.7 DEGREES CELSIUS

93.1 MM

1.3 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL

2.8 MM BELOW NORMAL

TAXI DRIVERS URGED TO EXERCISE SELF-DISCIPLINE

SHUI TO

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT URGES TAXI DRIVERS IN SHEUNG EXERCISE SELF-DISCIPLINE AND TO USE THE TAXI STAND OUTSIDE THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY STATION TO AVOID ANY CONFLICT AMONG THEMSELVES AND TO UPHOLD THE GOOD NAME OF THE TRADE.

A SPOKESMAN SAID THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WAS ALWAYS PREPARED TO LISTEN TO SUGGESTIONS IN THE LIGHT OF CHANGING NEEDS.

HE STRESSED THAT IDEAS OR PROPOSALS SHOULD BE PUT FORWARD THROUGH PROPER AND ESTABLISHED CHANNELS.

THAT

THE

OR

THEY CAN BE RAISED AT THE REGULAR CONFERENCE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT HOLDS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TAXI TRADE, BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE OMELCO OFFICE OR DISTRICT BOARDS.

/DRIVERS OR