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"School administration and education services have been on my mind for the last 30 years and I will continue to do my best to upgrade them," he said.

Speaking at the presentation ceremony, Mr Lam paid tribute to the recipients. for their dedication to the department and the Government.

End/Saturday, February 11, 1995

Cloudy and warm January

January 1995 was cloudier and slightly warmer than normal, a monthly weather report released today (Saturday) by the Royal Observatory said. The total duration of bright sunshine in the month was 117.9 hours which was 34.5 hours below normal.

The mean temperature was 16.1 degrees, 0.3 of a degree above normal. There were only two days with minimum temperatures below 10 degrees. The monthly rainfall amounted to 21.1 millimetres, 10 per cent below the normal of 23.4 millimetres.

The first two days of the month were mild and windy offshore. A cool northerly airstream brought disturbed weather with rain to the territory on January 3. The first thunderstorm of the year was reported that afternoon.

Rain eased off and clouds started to break early on January 4 as a dry winter monsoon reached Hong Kong. Under the continual influence of this monsoon, the weather was fine, dry and cold for the next three days.

Temperatures rose rapidly on January 8 as the monsoon subsided. It was fine and hazy the next day. As winds turned to the east on January 10, the weather became cloudy with mist reported inside Victoria Harbour that evening.

A cold front over Guangdong advanced southwards on January 11 and reached the south China coast early on January 12 with the local daily minimum temperatures falling by about three degrees. It remained cool and generally fine from January 13 to 17.

Milder weather prevailed in the next five days. The month's highest temperature of 23.0 degrees was reached on the sunny afternoon of January 22. However, a cold front traversed the coast of Guangdong on January 23 bringing cloudy and cool conditions to the territory from January 24 to 26.