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MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1975.
ALDRICH BAY FIRE VICTIMS OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING
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THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT HAS OFFERED PUBLIC HOUSING TO 344 PEOPLE WHO LOST, THEIR HOMES IN THE FIRE AT ALDRICH BAY IN SHAUKIWAN LAST SATURDAY.
HOUSING DEPARTMENT STAFF WERE BUSY OVER THE WEEKEND CHECKING THE RECORDS OF THE 504 PEOPLE WHO REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF THE FIRE.
A SITE-IDENTIFICATION EXERCISE WAS CARRIED OUT AT THE FIRE SITE THIS (MONDAY) MORNING AND 344 PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO SATISFY THE FIELD STAFF THAT THEY WERE GENUINE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA.
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE ON SATURDAY, HOUSING DEPARTMENT STAFF ARRANGED FOR THE SHAUKIWAN KAIFONG ASSOCIATION PREMISES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THOSE IN NEED OF TEMPORARY ACCOMODATION, BUT ONLY A FEW STAYED THERE OVERNIGHT. THE OTHERS TOOK UP TEMPORARY RESIDENCE WITH FRIENDS OR RELATIVES.
WEEKLY WATER SITUATION REPORT
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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 52,656 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 78.2 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 49,052 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.
THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 39,181 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 38,296 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 77.6 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.
A TRACE OF 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 17.2 MM (0.68 IN).
THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 14.1 MM (0.56 IN).