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MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1975
RESERVOIRS 97 PER CENT FULL
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HONG KONG'S TOTAL WATER STORAGE AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) WAS 65,722 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 97.7 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS,
AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE TOTAL STORAGE FIGURE WAS 33,804 MILLION GALLONS.
PLOVER COVE, THE BIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 49,900 MILLION GALLONS -- 98.8 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS. ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR PLOVER COVE ONLY HELD 25,954 MILLION GALLONS.
TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2,621.1 MM (103.19 IN) THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 2,029.7 MM (79.91 IN).
91.5 MM (3.6 IN) OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.M. TODAY.
POSTAL SERVICES TO PORTUGUESE TIMOR ******
THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE SUSPENSION OF AIRMAIL SERVICES TO PORTUGUESE TIMOR WILL CONTINUE AND THE RESTRICTIONS NOW EXTEND TO ALL SURFACE MAILS.
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