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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, pavillions/shelters, spectator stands

Total area of public open space administered (hectares)

Appendix 39

(Chapter 18: The Environment) Climatological Summary, 1983

Maxi-

mum air tem-

Mini-

311

1981

1982

1983

215

225

244

524

513

583

$1

47

51

124

120

127

277

275

292

68

82

107

14

14

40

41

41

41

13

14

14

6

8

10

100

109

115

___222

230

290

1 354

637

1 447

644

2 033

681

Mean pressure at mean

Mean air tem-

mum air tem-

Month

sea level

perature

perature

perature

Mean dew point

Mean

relative humidity

Mean amount

of cloud

Total bright sunshine

Total rainfall

Prevailing wind direction

Mean

wind

speed

hectopascals

°C

°C

C

°C

per cent

per cent

hours

mm

degrees

m/s

January

1 022.6

21.1

15.0

7.1

10.8

77

February

1 018.5

23.5

14.8

10.3

12.3

86

March

1 016.3

25.9

17.1

9.6

14.1

84

April

1 012.4

30.4

23.2

16.6

20.3

85

May

1 009.5

31.0

26.0

21.3

23.1

June

1 007.3

32.8

28.6

24.0

24.5

July

1 007.4

33.6

29.4

24.4

25.2

August

1 006.9

33.7

29.0

23.7

25.2

September

1 009.2

33.9

28.3

23.5

24.1

October

1 013.3

31.8

26.4

20.9

21.9

November

1 019.7

27.7

21.5

12.8

12.4

December

1 021.8

24.3

16.8

6.1

9.7

Mean

1 013.7

23.0

Total

TE

18.7

DREASR |

85

78

78

77

59

64

78

ANI RO00F398 |

79

75.0

76.3

010

7.3

88

36.5

241.0

060

7.8

92

33.3

428.0

010

6.5

84

96.0

171.1

070

6.8

80

128.5

372.5

080

5.8

70

214.3

445.8

220

7.3

63

268.4

131.2

140

5.8

65

209.8

345.7

100

4.7

63

203.6

447.4

080

6.6

71

150.7

227.4

070

9.3

25

252.2

Trace

360

7.8

43

191.1

7.4

070

7.8

69

070

7.0

1 859.4

2 893.8

Climatological Normals

(1951-1980)

Month

hectopascals

*C*

°C

°C*

*C

per cent per cent

hours

mm

degreet

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

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

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

October

1 014.0

34.3

25.0

13.5

19.3

November

1017.6

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

Total

2**L-DANGOR |

82

83

83

79

72

69

69

78

1 2 38388AJJZL=S

59

153.5

26.9

070

6.6

71

108.7

41.9

070

6.4

76

101.4

54.8

070

6.0

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

206.0

413.4

090

5.1

188.5

320.4

090

6.0

209.9

121.2

090

7.2

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 m/s

hectopascal 1 millibar.

1.94 knots.

* These extreme values are for the period 1884–1939; 1947–1983.

These normal values are for 1953-1982.

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