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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1992

SIGNALS HOISTED DURING THE MONTH WERE AS FOLLOWS:

WEATHER SYSTEM

SIGNAL

DATE AND TIME

OF HOISTING

DATE AND TIME OF LOWERING

WINTER MONSOON

STRONG MONSOON

1 FEB 4 PM

2 FEB 4 PM

WINTER MONSOON

8 FEB 12.30 PM

9 FEB

11.30 AM

STRONG MONSOON

THE MONTH'S FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL WERE:

TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE

MEAN DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR

RADIATION

TOTAL RAINFALL

MEAN AMOUNT OF CLOUD

64.1 HOURS; 33.6 HOURS BELOW NORMAL

7.39 MJ/SQ.M.; 3.30 MJ/SQ.M. BELOW

NORMAL

142.8 MM; 94.8 MM ABOVE NORMAL

80 % 7 % MORE THAN NORMAL

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83 % 5 % HIGHER THAN NORMAL

MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY

MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM

AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN DAILY MINIMUM

AIR TEMPERATURE

MEAN DEW POINT

17.2 DEGREES CELSIUS;

1.4 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL

15.4 DEGREES CELSIUS; 0.5 DEGREE CELSIUS

BELOW NORMAL

13.9 DEGREES CELSIUS; NORMAL

12.3 DEGREES CELSIUS ; 0.5 DEGREE CELSIUS

ABOVE NORMAL

TOTAL EVAPORATION

41.5 MM ; 37.5 MM BELOW NORMAL

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS CONFIRM HAN DYNASTY SETTLEMENTS IN HK

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FOR THE FIRST TIME, A GREAT QUANTITY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS 24 A. D.) HAS BEEN UNEARTHED

OF THE WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 B. C.

AT AN EXCAVATION SITE AT PAK MONG ON NORTH LANTAU ISLAND.

THE EXCAVATION IS COMMISSIONED то THE INSTITUTE OF CHINESE STUDIES OF THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG BY THE ANTIQUITIES MONUMENTS OFFICE, AS PART OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE IN PAK MONG WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXPRESSWAY ΤΟ THE NEW CHEK LAP KOK AIRPORT.

/THE EXCAVATION