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WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1992

GOVERNOR SEES HOW NEWS PLOWS DURING STORM ALERT

THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, SAW FOR THE PIRST TIME TODAY (WEDNESDAY) HOW HONG KONG COPES WITH A NATURAL EMERGENCY.

AS SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GARY APPROACHED, MR PATTEN VISITED THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT EMERGENCY CO-ORDINATION CENTRE (GSECC) AND THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES (GIS).

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DURING THE PASSAGE OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE, THE GSECC PLAY VITAL ROLES IN KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED OF THE STORM'S PROGRESS AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTS.

MR PATTEN WAS BRIEFED DURING HIS VISIT ΤΟ GSRCC AT THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT ON HOW THE CENTRE CO-ORDINATED RELIEF AND RESCUE OPERATIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY, AND HOW IT ENABLED THE ADMINISTRATION ΤΟ KEEP FULLY IN TOUCH WITH ALL THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.

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GIS, THE GOVERNOR SAW HOW THE CONTROL CENTRE SPECIALLY UP IN THE NEWSROOM DISSEMINATE UP-TO-DATE STORM INFORMATION TO THE MEDIA SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS KEPT FULLY INFORMED.

APART FROM DUTY IN THE HEADQUARTERS CONTROL CENTRE, GIS STAFF ARR ALSO DEPLOYED TO VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON EMERGENCY DUTY, SUCH AS THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE WORKS BRANCH GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS, THE MARINK TRANSPORT DEPARTMENTS AND THE POLICE.

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FROM THERE THEY PROVIDE DETAILS OF DRVELOPMENTS TO THE CONTROL CENTRE AT GIS HEADQUARTERS IN BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

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NO. 8 SIGNAL LOWERED

THE NO. 8 STORM SIGNAL WAS LOWERED AT 4.15 PM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) AS SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE GARY MOVED AWAY FROM HONG KONG TOWARDS WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG.

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THE STORM DID NOT CAUSE ANY SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE TERRITORY. HOWEVER, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS REGISTERED 28 PEOPLE FROM SEVEN FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY FLOODING IN FU YUNG SHAN ΤΑΙ WO TSUEN IN TSUEN WAN.

THESE PEOPLE, COMPRISING 10 MEN, 10 WOMEN AND RIGHT CHILDREN + HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY ACCOMMODATED IN THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE. HOT MBALS AND RELIEF ARTICLES HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO THEM.

ANOTHER 15 WERE REGISTERED FOR HELP BY THE DEPARTMENT AT THE CHAN HING COMMUNITY CENTRE IN MONG KOK.

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