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Attention Duty Announcers, Radio and TV Stations:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at suitable intervals:

As tropical cyclone signal no. 1 has been issued, the Home Affairs Department's Public Enquiry Service Hotline 2835 1473 is manned round-the-clock to answer public enquiries on the tropical cyclone.

End/Tuesday, September 10, 2002

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