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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1994

AT A BRIEFING BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE, THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR LAURENCE LEUNG, SAID THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT PLACED GREAT IMPORTANCE ON GIVING ITS STAFF PROFESSIONAL TRAINING.

IN THE FACE OF COMPLEXITY OF IMMIGRATION WORK, STAFF MEMBERS WERE REQUIRED TO BE VIGILANT AND ALERT TOWARDS CHANGES THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE, HE SAID.

MR LEUNG SAID HE HOPED THAT THE ATTACHMENT WOULD PROVIDE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OFFICERS TO WIDEN THEIR HORIZON AND ΤΟ HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORK OF THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

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WEATHER OF FEBRUARY

THE WEATHER

IN FEBRUARY WAS ON THE WHOLE UNUSUALLY MILD CLOUDY WITH HIGH HUMIDITY, ACCORDING TO A MONTHLY REPORT PUBLISHED THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

AND BY

THERE WERE PROLONGED SPELLS OF CLOUDS AND MIST, PARTICULARLY IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE MONTH.

THE TOTAL DURATION OF SUNSHINE WAS LESS THAN HALF OF NORMAL.

IN THE ABSENCE OF SIGNIFICANT SURGES OF COLD AIR FROM THE NORTH, THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS WERE DOMINATED BY A RELATIVELY WARM AND MOIST MARITIME AIRSTREAM FOR MOST OF THE TIME.

THE MONTHLY MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 15.7 DEGREES AND MONTHLY MEAN DEW-POINT TEMPERATURE OF 14.4 DEGREES WERE RESPECTIVELY THE SEVENTH AND SIXTH HIGHEST FOR FEBRUARY.

THE MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 50.5 MILLIMETRES WAS NEAR THE FEBRUARY NORMAL OF 48.0 MILLIMETRES.

BUT WITH NO MEASURABLE RAIN IN JANUARY, THE RAINFALL TOTAL FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS THIS YEAR STAYED AT 50.5 MILLIMETRES, 29 PER CENT BELOW THE NORMAL OF 71.4 MILLIMETRES FOR THE SAME PERIOD.

THE MONTH'S HIGHEST TEMPERATURE OF 25.1 DEGREES WAS REACHED ON

A WARM AND SUNNY DAY ON FEBRUARY 1.

THE WEATHER BECAME COOLER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON ON THE EARLY MORNING OF FEBRUARY 2.

THE MONSOON WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDED AND WERE REPLACED BY A MOIST MARITIME AIRFLOW ON FEBRUARY 5. WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY, MIST FORMED EARLY THAT MORNING,

IN

A SPELL OF HUMID WEATHER WITH OCCASIONAL MIST AND FOG PERSISTED THE NEXT THREE DAYS. VISIBILITY WAS NO MORE THAN 1,000 METRES

THE HARBOUR ON THE EARLY MORNING OF FEBRUARY 7.

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AFTER A RELATIVELY FINE DAY ON FEBRUARY

THE EASTERLIES STRENGTHENED IN THE EVENING AND BROUGHT COOLER WEATHER WITH LIGHT RAIN AND MIST ON FEBRUARY 10.

/RAIN BECAME