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Appendix 38

(Chapter 17: Recreation and The Arts)

Recreational Facilities Provided by the Urban Council and the New Territories Services Department

Facilities

Children's playgrounds

Parks and gardens

Grass games pitches

Hard-surface mini-soccer pitches

Basketball/volleyball/badminton courts

Tennis courts Running tracks

Beaches

Swimming pool complexes

Multi-purpose indoor games halls

Obstacle golf course, squash courts, practice tennis court, bowling

and putting greens, roller-skating rinks, table tennis tables Aviaries and mammal exhibits, concrete chess tables, model boat

pools, open-air theatre

Bandstand, barbecue pits, composite beach buildings, changing rooms, fountains, dog's gardens, refreshment kiosks, public toilets, public libraries, pavilions/shelters, spectator stands

Total area of public open space administered (hectares)

& LIELANWAAR

1978

1979

1980

194

197

457

455

47

49

130

126

267

267

46

71

13

14

40

40

11

12

5

6

61

71

55-

61

72

1,174

289

730

1,100

672

553

Note: 78 estate playgrounds in the New Territories were handed over to Housing Department for management with effect from

1.1.79. 1 hectare 2,47 acres,

Appendix 39

(Chapter 18: The Environment)

Climatological Summary, 1980

Mean Maxi-

mum

Mini-

Mean

pressure

at mean air tem-

Mean air tem-

mum air tem-

Mean

Mean

Month

sea level perature

perature

perature

dew relative point humidity

Mean amount

of cloud

Total bright sunshine

Total rainfall

Prevailing wind direction

L

wind

speed

hectopascals

°C

°C

°C

°C

per cent

per cent

hours

mm

degrees

m/s

January

1,018.8

25.4

16.6

6.3

11.7

73

60

136.8

4.3

070

6.2

February

1,020.3

23.3

14.0

5.5

10.6

81

80

88.6

54.5

060

7.5

March

1,015.6

26.7

19.8

14.9

17.0

85

80

80.3

76.9

040

6.5

April

1,013.1

29.9

22.1

14.4

19.0

83

81

95.4

120.1

080

6,3

May

1,009.5

31.1

24.6

19.0

21.7

85

82

120.6

278,2

080

6.7

June

1,009.8

34.8

28.4

22.0

24.7

81

59

240,0

150.9

100

4.8

July

1,005.7

35.0

28.7

24.1

25.1

82

71

225.5

454.4

-220

6.1

August

1,007.0

32.9

28.8

25.0

25.2

81

71

229.1

250.0

230

5.4

September

1,010.2

32.9

27.3

23.0

22.2

75

66

177.9

211.6

100

6.2

October

1,014.6

32.7

25.5

18.6

20.0

73

55

200.5

80.8

090

7.3

November

1,016.8

29.3

22.3

18.8

16.5

71

44

217.8

28.2

080

6.1

December

1,019.4

26.0

18.1

12.1

10.5

62

44

199.5

0.7

080

7.6

Mean

1,013.4

23.0

18.7

78

66

080

6.4

Total

2,012.0

1,710.6

Climatological Normals

(1951-1980)

Month hectopascals

*C*

ос

°C*

°C per cent

per cent

hours

mm

degrees†

m/st

January

1,020.1

26.9

15.6

0.0

9.8

71

February

1,018.6

27.8

15.9

2.4

11,7

78

March

1,016.2

30.1

18.5

6.2

15.0

82

April

1,013.1

33.4

22.1

9.9

18.9

83

May

1,009.1

35.5

25.9

15.4

22.7

83

June

1,006.2

35.6

27.7

19.2

24.5

84

July

1,005.4

35.7

28.6

22.2

25.0

81

August

1,005,2

36.1

28.2

21.6

24.8

83

September 1,008.5

35.2

27.5

18.4

23.2

79

October

1,014.0

34.3

25.0

13.5

19.3

72

November

1,017.6

31.8

21.3

6.5

14.9

69

December 1,019.8

28.7

17.7

4.3

11.4

69

Mean

1,012.8

22.8

18.4

78

Total

AFPPPR88CINCO |

59

153.5

26.9

070

6.5

71

108.7

41.9

070

6.4

76

101.4

54.8

070

6.0

120.2

139.4

080

5.4

162.6

298.1

090

5.3

159.2

431.8

090

5.7

230.9

316.8

230

5.2

206.0

413.4

090

5.1

188.5

320.4

090

5.9

209.9

121.2

090

7.2

191.5

34.7

080

7.4

179.3

25.3

080

6.9

080

6.1

2,011.6

2,224.7

Note: 1 hectopascal-1 millibar.

1 m/s 1.94 knots.

* These extreme values are for the period 1884-1939; 1947–1980. † These normal values are for 1953-1980.

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