MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1975
RESIDENTS REMINDED OF NEED TO REGISTER
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THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS DEPARTMENT TODAY REMINDED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN FOR IDENTITY CARDS.
CHANGES IN REGISTERED PARTICULARS, SUCH AS CHANGE OF ADDRESS, MARRIAGE STATUS OR CHANGE IN JOBS, SHOULD ALSO BE REPORTED SO THAT THE RECORDS CAN DE UPDATED.
A SPECIAL FORM (ROP 18) IS AVAILABLE FOR REPORTING SUCH CHANGES AND MAY BE OBTAINED FROM ANY POST OFFICE ENQUIRY COUNTER, CITY DISTRICT OFFICE OR NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT OFFICE. NO POSTAGE IS NECESSARY IN MAILING THE FORM TO THE DEPARTMENT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT REMINDED PARENTS TO REGISTER THEIR 11-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN FOR JUVENILE I.D. CARDS, HOLDERS OF JUVENILE CARDS SHOULD REGISTER FOR AN ADULT CARD AT THE AGE OF 18.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID NEW ARRIVALS WHO INTEND TO STAY IN HONG KONG FOR MORE THAN 90 DAYS ARE ALSO OBLIGED TO REGISTER FOR AN IDENTITY CARD WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THEIR ARRIVAL. POSSESSION OF A TRAVEL DOCUMENT. INCLUDING A BRITISH PASSPORT DOES NOT ABSOLVE A PERSON FROM REGISTERING, HE SAID.
WATER SITUATION REPORT
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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 66,635 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 99 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 36,337 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.
THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 50,054 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 28,339 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 99.1 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.
A TOTAL OF 1.5 MM (0.06 IN) WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 AM TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 1,342.1 MM (52.84 IN).
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