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MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1975.
RESERVOIRS 98.4 PER CENT FULL ****
A TOTAL OF 66,246 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WERE IN STORE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AT 9 A.M. THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, REPRESENTING 98.4 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.
ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL STORAGE WAS ONLY 39,276 MILLION GALLONS.
PLOVER COVE, HONG KONG'S BIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 50,420 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 99.8 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT HELD 30,964 MILLION GALLONS.
TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2211.8 MM (87.08 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS 1566.8 MM (61.69 IN).
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DANGEROUS BUILDINGS
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY (MONDAY) DECLARED NO. 8 WILMER STREET, HONG KONG TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION AND NO. 10 LIABLE TO BECOME DANGEROUS, AND. ORDERED THEIR DEMOLITION.
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IN A STATEMENT ISSUED THIS MORNING, THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THESE PRE-WAR BUILDINGS HAD BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION FOR SOME TIME.
+RECENT ROUTINE INSPECTION RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY CLOSURE BEING MADE ON PART OF THE TOP FLOOR OF NO. 8, DUE TO RAPID DETERIORATION OF THE REAR WALLS.
+DETAILED INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE PARTY WALL WITH NO. 10 IS SEVERELY FRACTURED AND BULGED, AND MANY OF THE FLOOR AND ROOF TIMBERS ARE DECAYED,+ HE SAID,
THESE CONDITIONS COULD GIVE RISE TO A COLLAPSE INVOLVING NO. 10 BECAUSE OF THE CONDITION OF THE PARTY WALL.
ACCORDINGLY NOTICES OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR CLOSURE ORDERS IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9:30 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1975 WERE POSTED TODAY.