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MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1975.
RESERVOIRS NOW HOLD MORE WATER THAN EVER
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HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS HELD A RECORD 66,660 MILLION GALLONS OF FRESH WATER THIS MORNING THE HIGHEST STORAGE FIGURE IN HISTORY.
THE LAST HIGHEST STORAGE FIGURE WAS RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1973 WHEN THE RESERVOIRS HELD 66,452 MILLION GALLONS OR 98.7 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.
THIS MORNING'S FIGURE WAS 99,0 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY.
PLOVER COVE, WHICH HAS A STORAGE CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS, WAS FILLED TO THE BRIM - THE SECOND TIME SINCE THE RESERVOIR'S EXTENSION WAS COMPLETED IN AUGUST 1973. IT OVERFLOWED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER 1973.
AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS WAS ONLY 36,808 MILLION GALLONS, WHILE THAT AT PLOVER COVE WAS 28,601 MILLION-GALLONS.
DURING THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.M. TODAY, 0.5 MM (0.02 IN) OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY. THE TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR IS 1,379.5 MM (54.31 IN).
THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 790.5 MM
(31.12 IN).
COURSE ON SOCIAL SERVICES AND VOLUNTEER WORK
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A COURSE TO TRAIN YOUNGSTERS IN VOLUNTEER AND SOCIAL SERVICE WORK WILL BE RUN BY THE GROUP WORK UNIT OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE. DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY CENTRE IN WONG TAI SIN.
IT WILL BE HELD EACH WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING BETWEEN:
7.30 AND 9.30 PM. FROM JUNE 25 TO JULY 18.
ABOUT 60 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ADMITTED INTO THE COURSE AND THOSE WISHING TO JOIN SHOULD CONTACT THE UNIT. APPLICANTS MUST BE OVER 16 AND THE FEE IS $5.
THE SUBJECTS TO BE COVERED WILL INCLUDE THE CONCEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICE- THE ROLE, ATTITUDE AND RELATIONSHIP OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE= AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TAKEN TO FIELD VISITS AS PART OF THEIR PRACTICAL WORK.
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