THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 1, 1928.
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In no circumstances will the operator write these messages.
Royal Observatory,
6. Reports for transmission from the ship will be addressed to Hong Kong," and immediately on the acceptance of these messages the operator will enter (a) Prefix "S", (b) Date, (c) Time handed in (G.M.T.).
7. All messages handed in under the above conditions shall be dealt with as follows:
They shall be communicated to the coast station at the first opportunity, and
shall receive priority as Government messages.
Wherever possible, each message shall be repeated.
8. All messages shall be treated free of coast tax, ship tax, and land charges.
9. Reports handed in for transmission written on any form other than on the message form numbered SI, shall be affixed to a message form SI in such a manner as not to cover the space reserved for service instructions and other data.
10. From 1928, June 1, continuous watch on 600 and 2400 metres will be kept by V.P.S. Reply to messages on 2400 metres will be on 2800 metres, CW, unless I.C.W. is requested. Ships fitted with C.W. are requested to use the 2400-2800 metre service if the 600 metre service is busy.
The information broadcast by the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, is as follows:-
1. Meteorological observations from various stations in the Far East, followed by a Weather Report and Forecast, will be broadcast by V.P.S., on 600 metres, at 0400 and 1200 G.M.T. A repetition of the 0400 message will be made by V.P.S. on 2800 metres I.C.W. at 0500, and of the 1200 message on 2000 metres I.C.W. immediately following the 1300 time-signal.
The Weather Reports and Forecasts will also be broadcast by G.O.W. on 300 metres telephony, at 0548 and 1148 G.M.T.
The names of the observing stations included in the morning and evening broadcasts are given below, together with the code letters of each station.
As it has been found impossible to secure complete synchronism, the morning barometer readings will be reduced approximately to 2200 and the afternoon observations to 0600 G.M.T.
From the 1st July, 1928, the first two letters of each group will indicate the station.
The first four figures of each group will give the barometer reduced to 32° F., sea level, and gravity at 45°. The fifth and sixth figures the tempera- ture of the air in degrees Fahrenheit, the seventh and eighth the temperature of evaporation, the ninth and tenth the direction of the wind (00- North; 04=East; 08=South; 12=West) the eleventh the force of the wind on the Beaufort scale, 9 meaning 9 or above. The twelfth the weather according to the following code (Code III of the International Code) :-
0 fine; blue sky or detached clouds. 1-Cloudy.
2 Overcast.
3-Fog or mist.
5-Passing showers. 6-Rain or drizzle. 7-Snow or sleet. 8-Hail, or rain and hail.
9 Thunderstorm.
4 Thick fog.
A missing element is indicated by
Z",
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ZZ
or
ZZZZ".
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