Security Bureau Circular No. 3/2009 CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR NATURAL DISASTERS (INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS) Emergency Support Unit Security Bureau Government Secretariat July 2009 File Ref. SEC 8/2/12 Part 30 Hong Kong Contingency Plan for Natural Disasters Contents Section Subject List of Annexes and Appendices List of Abbreviations 1 2 3 Introduction Alerting System and Co-ordination Tropical Cyclones - Warnings and Action to be Taken Rainstorm - Warnings
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BIOCLIMATIC ARCHITECTURE. NATURE‚ CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY Introduction. Architecture’s great commitment is to find the correct relation between safety and comfort‚ the latter being the correct relation between temperature‚ humidity‚ lighting and ventilation.The very definition of the bioclimatic experience excludes the possibility of any kind of universal model.The bioclimatic concept is‚ above all‚ a commitment between climate‚ place‚ culture‚ local traditional materials and the architectonic
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the museum. The other reason for visitors to come to the museum is that Greenwich is also a tourist destination itself‚ well known as a World Heritage Site. Specifically‚ the museum is made up of three significant sites‚ which are: the Royal Observatory‚ famous as the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and the Prime Meridian Line (Longitude 0 degree‚ the Queen’s House –
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position of the Dwarf planet Ceres. Gauss showed that its orbit was almost circular‚ like a planet‚ and he calculated how far the object was from the sun. An Italian astronomer Joseph Piazzi‚ in January 1‚ 1801‚ discovered a planetoid‚ working from an observatory in Palermo‚ Italy. This object was named as Ceres moved in the constellation Taurus. However‚ Astronomers were only able to observe the planet for
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Biodiversity: Deforestation Deforestation is a threat to biodiversity because deforestation increases the chances of animal/plant extinction. In the Amazon‚ around 17% of the forest has been lost in the last 50 years. Causes of Deforestation Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forest in order to make the land available for other uses such as… For fuel Space for housing and urbanization To create commercial items such as paper‚ furniture‚ and homes To create rare and highly priced
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in choosing between Laika and his career. Does the author suggest that the narrator’s decision was a mistake? Support your answer with details from the story. 6. At the end of the story‚ how does the narrator explain what happened in the lunar observatory? Do you think he really believes his own explanation? Why or
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The definition of physics is “the study of matter‚ energy‚ and the interaction between them” (Physics.org‚ 2016) Physicist working in the astronomy field are constantly making new and exciting discoveries to do with the universe. Discoveries in fields such as quantum physics‚ particle theory‚ cosmology‚ quantum mechanics and general relativity allow us to better our knowledge about the phenomena which has been observed for centuries and has pondered the minds of physicists such as Einstein‚ Feynman
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The Yellowstone volcano has been a growing concern for many Americans over the years. Especially after the eruption of the Mount St. Helen’s volcano in the 80’s. Rumors of a catastrophic explosion have caught the attention of everyone from the media to newspapers who try to sell the fear of an imminent explosion and the extreme damage that could possibly happen. However‚ the truth is just the opposite. In actuality‚ these fears are almost always unfounded‚ and usually arise from the the rumors of
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The Advantages of Industrial Clusters in Prolonged Economic Recession Dr. Ninko Kostovski University American College Skopje Abstract Industrial clusters have various forms and in their essence‚ are very dynamic concepts. According to Porter‚ they are spatial concentrations of interrelated enterprises‚ suppliers‚ knowledge workers‚ universities and research and development institutions‚ that establishing and maintaining intense linkages between them‚ create their competitive
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spacecraft has traced a comet’s route directly into the sun. The magazine boasts this as the “Solar Swan Song” (Matson‚ 2012) and compares this comet’s demise to dramatic exits in the movie Dr. Strangelove. Discovered by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory‚ otherwise known as SOHO‚ the comet‚ called C/2011 N3 (SOHO)‚ was observed by the spacecraft traveling at 600 kilometers per second. Although the comet never actually made it to the sun as it burst into flames in the solar atmosphere‚ astronomers
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