298
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
1979
1980
1981
194
197
215
457
455
524
47
49
51
130
126
124
267
267
277
46
71
68
Running tracks
13
14
14
Beaches
40
40
41
Swimming pool complexes
11
12
13
Multi-purpose indoor games halls
5
6
6
Obstacle golf course, squash courts, practice tennis court, bowling and putting
greens, roller-skating rinks, table tennis tables
[ 1
61
71
100
open-air theatre
61
72
222
Bandstand, barbecue pits, composite beach buildings, changing rooms,
Aviaries and mammal exhibits, concrete chess tables, model boat pools,
fountains, dog's gardens, refreshment kiosks, public toilets, public libraries, pavillions/shelters, spectator stands
Total area of public open space administered (hectares)
1 174
730
892
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, 1981
Maxi-
mum air tem- perature
C
Mini-
1 354
637
Month
Mean
pressure at mean sea level
Mean air tem-
mum
air tem-
Mean dew
perature
perature
point
Mean relative humidity
Mean
amount
of cloud
Total bright sunshine
Total rainfall
hectopascals
°C
"C
C
per cent
per cent
hours
mm
Prevailing wind direction degrees
Mean
wind
speed
m/s
January
1 021.4
23.2
16.3
9.8
9.7
February
1 017.7
25.3
17.6
9.5
14.1
March
1 016.2
27.7
20.6
15.9
17.4
April
1 012.9
29.8
24.2
19.3
21.2
May
1 010.1
31.5
25.2
18.5
21.5
June
1 005.6
33.1
26.9
22.7
23.0
July
1 005.8
33.3
28.4
23.5
24.6
August
1 003.8
33.3
29.1
24.6
25.1
September
1 009.6
32.1
27.2
23.8
23.6
October
1 014.1
30.8
24.8
14.8
20.0
November
1 017.9
27.5
20.3
11.3
15.4
December
1 022.6
23.0
16.4
9.5
8.2
Mean
1 013.1
23.1
18.7
Total
58-8887228 F |
67
46
176.2
Trace
080
7.3
80
74
90.1
11.8
070
5.9
82
76.8
123.9
080
5.5
84
81
104.3
94.2
090
6.2
81
78
114.1
336.1
090
5.3
80
74
149.1
106.4
090
7.4
80
74
184.6
317.2
190
7.1
79
76
74
60
77
SNOCX 3
67
237.9
101.2
230
5.5
72
132.3
381.9
090
5.9
63
179.7
111.6
090
7.7
63
143.1
69.8
080
8.7
36
214.7
5.4
010
6.4
68
080
6.6
1 802.9
1 659.5
Climatological Normals
(1951-1980)
Month
hectopascals
*C*
"C
*C*
°C
January
1 020.1
26.9
15.6
0.0
9.8
per cent 71
per cent
hours
mm
degreet
m/st
59
153.5
26.9
070
6.6
February
1 018.6
27.8
15.9
2.4
11.7
78
71
108.7
41.9
070
6.4
March
1 016.2
30.1
18.5
6.2
15.0
82
76
101.4
54.8
070
6.0
April
1 013.1
33.4
22.1
9.9
18.9
May
1 009.1
35.5
25.9
15.4
22.7
June
1 006.2
35.6
27.7
19.2
24.5
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
October
1 014.0
34.3
25.0
13.5
19.3
November
1 017.6
31.8
21.3
6.5
14.9
December
1 019.8
28.7
17.7
4.3
11.4
Mean
1 012.8
22.8
18.4
78
Total
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83
83
84
79
72
69
69
PAR880A888 |
76
120.2
139.4
080
5.4
73
162.6
298.1
090
5.3
75
159.2
431.8
090
5.8
66
230.9
316.8
230
5.3
66
206.0
413.4
090
5.1
62
188.5
320.4
090
5.9
52
209.9
121.2
090
7.2
52
191.5
34.7
080
7.4
52
179.3
25.3
080
6.9
65
080
6.1
2011.6
2 224,7
Note:
1 hectopascal=1 millibar,
1 m/s = 1.94 knots.
* These extreme values are for the period 1884-1939; 1947–1981.
+ These normal values are for 1953-1981.
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