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Table 35

(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

2003

18.6

31.5

25.7

25.8

15.8

28.8

23.0

23.6

13.6

26.6

20.9

21.9

71

80

77

77

23.4

323.5

2 214.3

1 941.9

152.4

231.1

1 948.1

2 116.5

24.0

20.0

22.6

21.9

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 36

(Chapter 14: The Environment) Environmental Statistics

1998

2002

2003

Average daily solid waste (tonnes)(1)

Municipal solid waste

8 730

9 420

9 440

Construction and demolition waste

7 030

10 200

6 730

Special waste

790

1 540

1 590

Recovered waste

4 270

5 370

5 480

Total

20 820

26 530

23 240

Pollution complaints handled (number of cases)

Air

7 476

10 471

10 245

Noise

9 666

12 487

9 708

Waste

1 058

1 083

1 193

Water(2)

1 618

1 529

2 696

Miscellaneous

Total

9

0

57

19 827

25 570

23 899

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

(2) As from this edition, the previously used complaint categories 'Liquid' and 'Water' are combined into one single category 'Water' on the

ground that both types of complaint are dealt with under the Water Population Control Ordinance.

Source: Environmental Protection Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)

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