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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1974.
WATER SITUATION REPORT
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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 47,503 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 70.6 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY, OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 62,708 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.
THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 31,088 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 48,440 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 61.6 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.
83.2 MM (3.28 IN) RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 AM TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 1,855.2 MM (73.04 IN).
THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,071.2 MM (81.54 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 10.4 PER CENT.
RECEPTION TO CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF
KAJFONG MOVEMENT
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE WILL ATTEND A RECEPTION GIVEN BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS AND THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS TO CELEBRATE THE JUBILEE KAIFONG DAY TO BE HELD AT THE GARDEN RESTAURANT, CITY HALL AT 5 P.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY)...,
ABOUT 400 LEADERS FROM THE VARIOUS KAIFONG ASSOCIATIONS FROM HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES, MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND THE URBAN COUNCIL AS WELL AS HEADS OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS WILL ATTEND.
SIR MURRAY WILL ADDRESS THE GATHERING AND PROPOSE A TOAST TO THE KAIFONG MOVEMENT.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OCCASION.
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