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MR. LINEHAN SAID THAT, ON THE OTHER HAND, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS OF SOME FACTORIES IN HONG KONG RANKED WITH THE BEST OF ANY INDUSTRIAL NATION.
THIS STEMMED FROM AN ENLIGHTENED MANAGEMENT WHICH SAW NO CONFLICT BETWEEN THE DEMANDS OF A GENUINE INTEREST IN THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES AND THE DEMANDS OF AN EFFICIENT, HIGHLY-PRODUCTIVE AND PROFITABLE ENTERPRISE.
HOWEVER, TOO FEW FACTORIES HAD ATTAINED THIS MARK, HE ADDED.
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WATER SITUATION REPORT
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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 53,815 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 80.0 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 60,305 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.
THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 37,325 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 46,916 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 73.9 RER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.
NO 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 2,100.8 MM (82.71 IN).
THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,104,2 MM (82.84 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 0.16 PER CENT,·
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