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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1993

NOTES: (I)

CARGO LOADED INCLUDES OUTWARD TRANSHIPMENT.

SEABORNE EXPORTS AND SEABORNE

(II)

FROM

STARTING

1993, OCEAN-GOING VESSELS HAVE BEEN REDEFINED AS ALL VESSELS OPERATING BEYOND THE RIVER TRADE LIMITS. IN CALCULATING THE YEAR-ON-YEAR CHANGES STATISTICS FOR 1992 HAVE BEEN RECOMPILED BASED ON THE

NEW DEFINITION.

MERCURY TRANSIT OVER SUN'S DISC ON SATURDAY

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A TRANSIT OF MERCURY OVER THE DISC OF THE SUN WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 6). IF WEATHER PERMITS, IT WILL BE VISIBLE IN HONG KONG. DETAILS ARE GIVEN BELOW:

TRANSIT OF MERCURY ON NOVEMBER 6

BEGINNING OF TRANSIT (INGRESS}

EXTERIOR CONTACT

INTERIOR CONTACT

END OF TRANSIT (EGRESS)

INTERIOR CONTACT

EXTERIOR CONTACT

HKT

1107

1113

1240

1246

EYE.

THE ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL EVENT MUST NOT BE VIEWED WITH THE NAKED AS THE APPARENT SIZE OF THE MERCURY IS SMALL, A TELESCOPE İS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY MAGNIFICATION FOR OBSERVATION.

A ROYAL OBSERVATORY SPOKESMAN SAID ONE MUST NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN THROUGH THE EYEPIECE OF A TELESCOPE.

THERE ARE 14 TRANSITS OF MERCURY IN THE 20TH CENTURY,

THE NOVEMBER 6 TRANSIT WILL BE VISIBLE IN ASIA, THE EASTERN PART OF AFRICA.

COMPARED WITH THE LAST EVENT ON NOVEMBER 13, 1986 MOVED RIGHT ACROSS THE SUN'S DISC DURING A FIVE-HOUR FORTHCOMING TRANSIT WILL LAST LESS THAN TWO HOURS WITH CUTTING ACROSS A SECTOR OF THE SUN'S DISC.

DURING THE TRANSIT, MERCURY WILL BE OBSERVED AS A DOT ENTERING THE SUN'S DISC FROM THE SOUTH AND LEAVING SOUTHWEST, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

AUSTRALIA AND

WHEN MERCURY TRANSIT, THE MERCURY JUST

SMALL BLACK TOWARDS THE

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