MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 1975
RESERVOIRS 97.5 PER CENT FULL
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A TOTAL OF 65,629 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WERE IN STORE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AT 9 A.M. THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, REPRESENTING 97.5 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.
ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL STORAGE WAS ONLY 40,258 MILLION GALLONS.
PLOVER COVE, HONG KONG'S BIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 50,306 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 99.6 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT HELD 31,571 MILLION GALLONS.
TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2121.2 MM (83.51 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS 1482.6 MM (58.37 IN).
STANLEY TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT THE UNNAMED ROAD BETWEEN STANLEY VILLAGE ROAD AND STANLEY BEACH ROAD IN STANLEY WILL BE REROUTED TO ONE-WAY TRAFFIC AS FROM 10 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (AUGUST 13).
THE NEW ARRANGEMENT IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW IN THE AREA.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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