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VEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1974
H.K. STUDENTS INVITED TO TAKE PART
IN COMMONWEALTH ART EXHIBITION
HONG KƠNG STUDENTS ARE AGAIN BEING OFFERED A CHANCE TO SHOW OFF THEIR ARTISTIC TALENTS IN THE ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION OF THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE IN LONDON.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR AND IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH BETUSEN THE AGES OF SEVEN AND 18.
IN LAST YEAR'S EXHIBITION, HONG KONG ENTRIES VON HIGH ACCLAIM FROM THE JUDGES WITH 22 OF THE 35 ENTRIES SUBMITTED SELECTED FOR SPECIAL DISPLAY AND PRIZES AN HOLOUR UNEQUALLED BY OTHER PARTICIPATING COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES.
AND IT IS EXPECTED THAT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM HONG KONG IN NEXT YEAR'S EXHIBITION WILL FURTHER IMPROVE IN COTH QUALITY AND QUANTITY.
THERE IS NO RESTRICTION IN THE THEME OF WORK AND THE MEDIA USED, BUT THE WORK MUST BE TWO-DIMENSIONAL AND UNKOUNTED.
ENTRIES WILL FIRST BE SELECTED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND FORWARDED TO THE INSTITUTE WHICH WILL ISSUE A CERTIFICATE TO EVERY ENTRANT WHOSE WORK IS EXHIBITED.
ALL ENTRIES MUST REACH THE ART SECTION, CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, NORTH POINT, NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 26.
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WATER SITUATION REPORT
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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY CUEDNEDAY) STOOD AT 34,316 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 51.0 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 65,408 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.
THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 26,407 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 50,030 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORGNACE REPRESENTS 52.3 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.
NO RAINFAL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.H. TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 1,3727 MM (54.04 IN).
THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,003.1 MM (78.86 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 31.5 PER CENT.
IN THE FIRST FIVE DAYS (SEPTEMBER 25 TO 29) SINCE THE WATER RESTRICTIONS WERE INTRODUCED, THE AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION WAS 208 MILLION GALLONS A DAY, COMPARED WITH AN AVERAGE DAILY CONSUMPTION OF 219 MILLION GALLONS A DAY FOR THE WEEK BEFORE THE RESTRICTIONS (SEPTEMBER 18 TO 24). THIS REPRESENTS A SAVING OF ABOUT FIVE PER CENT A LAY.
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