HAD opens 18 temporary shelters
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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 the Tropical Cyclone Signal No.8 is now in force, the Home Affairs Department has opened 18 temporary shelters in various districts for people in need of refuge during the passage of the tropical cyclone.

    For details, please contact the department's Public Enquiry Service hotline on 2835 1473.

Ends/Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Issued at HKT 00:49

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