(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG

OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE SWEPT THROUGH HONG KONG YESTERDAY MORNING AND

BROUGHT WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE

TERRITORY. OVER 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN

WIDESPREAD AREAS OF THE TERRITORY. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN KWAI TSING,

LANTAU ISLAND AND SAI KUNG EVEN REACHED 150 MILLIMETRES. THE

OBSERVATORY ISSUED THE FIRST RED AND THE FIRST BLACK RAINSTORM WARNING

SIGNALS OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY MORNING. IT IS EXPECTED THE WEATHER WILL

BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 9 MAY 2004)

CLOUDY AT FIRST. FINE DURING THE DAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES.

MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON MONDAY. SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

MID-WEEK NEXT WEEK.

FORECAST FOR MACAU TODAY:

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES AND THE

MAXIMUM AROUND 30 DEGREES.

LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

1. SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE.

(PINYIN : TIANQING)

2. FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION : FINE.

MIN TEMP : 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP : 29 DEGREES

3. FOR STANDARD :

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION : FINE.

TEMPS : 24-29 DEGREES

4. FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

5. FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

6. FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 08.05.2004