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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1989

Y.S.

JOHN

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE THE CONSULTANT ENGINEERS FROM PETER PUN AND ASSOCIATES AND MVA CONSULTANCY. MR HUGH MCBRIDE AND MR SPIERS RESPECTIVELY, AS WELL AS A HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SENJOR ENGINEER, MR MAK WAI-PUI.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD'S TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE (TTC). MR LAM KIN-LA1, WILL GIVE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE PROJECT.

THE TALKS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER SESSION.

A DECISION TO ORGANISE THE FORUM WAS MADE AT A TTC MEETING SEPTEMBER 6. WHEN THE FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS FIRST PUT TO THE BOARD FOR CONSULTATION.

ON

DISTRICT

MEMBERS GENERALLY FELT THAT MID-LEVELS RESIDENTS SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS ON THE PLANS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PUBLIC FORUM ON THE ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY INVESTIGATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE MID- LEVELS EAST-WEST ROAD CORRIDOR, IT WILL BEGIN AT 7 PM ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 14) TN ROOM 1416, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD. CENTRAL.

WINDY. AND LOW RAINFALL IN OCTOBER

OCTOBER WAS RATHER WINDY WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE STRONG SIGNAL NO. 3 HOISTED ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THE STRONG MONSOON HOISTED ON FOUR OTHER OCCASIONS, ACCORDING TO THE ROYAL MONTHLY REPORT RELEASED TODAY (SUNDAY).

CYCLONES TROPICAL

WIND SIGNAL

OBSERVATORY'S

TRAVERSING THE THERE WERE ALTOGETHER FOUR

HOWEVER. THEY NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE MONTIL.

OF HONG KONG WITH THEIR MAJOR ALI. PASSED WESTWARDS. TO THE SOUTI RAINBANDS STOPPING SHORT OF THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS.

15.2

AS A RESULT. MILLIMETRES,

THE TOTAL RAINFALL FOR THE MONTH AMOUNTED TO A

OF THE FRACTION

NORMAL FIGURE

OF

ONLY 121. 2

MILLIMETRES.

THE

RAINFALL TOTAL

SINCE JANUARY

MILLIMETRES, WHICH IS 13 PER CENT BELOW THE NORMAL AMOUNT

MILLIMETRES FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

1

STOOD AT

OF

1.884.1 2.164.7

/THE MONTH