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Table 34

(Chapter 14: The Environment) Meteorological Observations

Air temperature (°C)

Mean maximum

Mean

Mean minimum

Mean relative humidity (%)

Total rainfall (mm)

Total bright sunshine (hours)

Mean wind speed (km/h)

APPENDICES

Normals (1961–1990)(1)

Whole

January

July

Year

2002

18.6

31.5

25.7

26.0

15.8

28.8

23.0

23.9

13.6

26.6

20.9

22.1

71

80

77

79

23.4

323.5

2 214.3

2 490.0

152.4

24.0

231.1 20.0

1 948.1

1 869.8

22.6

21.3

Note: (1) The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) defines climatological standard normals as averages of climatological data computed for the following consecutive periods of 30 years: 1 January 1901 to 31 December 1930, 1 January 1931 to 31 December 1960, 1 January 1961 to 31 December 1990, i January 1991 to 31 December 2020 etc.

Source: Hong Kong Observatory.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2926 8444)

Table 35

(Chapter 14: The Environment)

Environmental Statistics

1997

2001

2002

Average daily solid waste (tonnes)(1)

Municipal solid waste

8 676*

9 300

9 422

Construction and demolition waste

6 481*

6 408*

10 202

Special waste

618*

1 109*

1 534

Recovered waste

4 222*

5 315*

5 367

Total

19 997*

22 132

26 525

Pollution complaints handled (number of cases)

Air

6 165

11 877

10 471

Noise

5 852

10 848

12 487

Liquid

1 127

1 628

1 524

Solid

753

1 219

1 083

Water

74

9

5

Miscellaneous

9

16

0

Total

13 980

25 597

25 570

Note: (1) All figures are rounded off to the nearest ten.

Source: Environmental Protection Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)

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