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MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1974
WATER SITUATION REPORT
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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 32,949 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 49 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67.300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 63,755 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.
THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 25,182 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 49,057 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 49.9 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 HILL ION GALLONS.
A TRACE OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9. A.M. TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 1,395.6 MM (54.94 IN).
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THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,060.4 MM (81.12 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 32.3 PER CENT.
RECONSTRUCTION OF HANG HAU ROAD
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THE SECTION OF HANG HAU ROAD BETWEEN CLEARWATER BAY ROAD AND THE TIN HAU TEMPLE IN HANG HAU, SAI KUNG, IS TO BE RECONSTRUCT- ED SHORTLY
MEASURING ABOUR 1,300 METRES IN LENGTH, THIS SECTION OF
ROAD IS DETERIORATING RAPIDLY.
RECONSTRUCTION WORK WILL INCLUDE THE WIDENING OF THE CARRIAGEWAY FROM THREE METRES TO OVER SEVEN METRES. THERE WILL BE A FOOTPATH ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD.
4 THE WORK, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO START IN JANUARY NEXT YEAR,
WILL TAKE ABOUT 18 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
ON COMPLETION, THE NEW ROAD WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ACCESS FROM CLEARWATER BAY ROAD TO THE INDUSTRIAL LOTS IN THE AREA.
THE PROJECT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTION WILL BE SUPERVISED BY THE HIGHWAYS (NEW TERRITORIES) DIVISION OF THE HIGHWAYS OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.