AT 1 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS

24 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 PER CENT.

HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT HONG KONG IN A COUPLE OF

HOURS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT.

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

IT WILL REMAIN EFFECTIVE UNTIL 6:30 A.M. TODAY.

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

KING'S PARK 24 DEGREES;

WONG CHUK HANG 25 DEGREES;

TA KWU LING 24 DEGREES;

LAU FAU SHAN 23 DEGREES;

TAI PO 25 DEGREES;

SHA TIN 24 DEGREES;

TUEN MUN 25 DEGREES;

TSEUNG KWAN O 24 DEGREES;

SAI KUNG 24 DEGREES;

CHEUNG CHAU 23 DEGREES;

CHEK LAP KOK 25 DEGREES;

TSING YI 24 DEGREES;

SHEK KONG 25 DEGREES.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 01:46 HKT ON 08.05.2004