THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1978
WATER STORAGE FIGURES
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AS FROM NOW, DAILY FIGURES ON TOTAL WATER STORAGE WILL INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND THE ACTUAL STORAGE POSITION OF HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR, THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE INCLUSION OF THE WATER STORAGE FIGURES OF THE RESERVOIR WILL REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE OVERALL SITUATION.
THE PERCENTAGE OF STORAGE, COMPARED WITH THE TOTAL CAPACITY, WILL THEREFORE APPEAR LESS THAN IN THE PAST.
IN THE PAST, THE FIGURES RELATING TO THE RESERVOIR WERE ISSUED SEPARATELY BECAUSE THE STORAGE WAS OF LITTLE RELATIVE CONSEQUENCE.
HOWEVER, THE WATER STORAGE HAS NOW REACHED A LEVEL OF SOME IMPORTANCE.
THE MAXIMUM CAPACITY OF THE HIGH ISLAND RESERVOIR IS 272 MILLION CUBIC METRES AND IT IS, AT PRESENT, ABOUT 15 PER CENT FULL.
BEARING IN MIND THIS VASTLY INCREASED CAPACITY, BUT THE RELATIVELY SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE ACTUAL WATER STORAGE, THE PERCENTAGE COMPARISON WILL INEVITABLY DROP.
CROWN LAND SALE ****
THE P.W.D.'S LANDS AND SURVEY DEPARTMENT WILL OFFER TWO LOTS OF CROWN LAND FOR SALE IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE ON JUNE 21, 1978 AT 2.30 P.M.
THE FIRST SITE, WITH AN AREA OF 730.9 SQUARE METRES AT UPPER LASCAR ROW, HONG KONG, IS FOR NON-INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
THE OTHER SITE, WHICH IS FOR INDUSTRIAL AND/OR GODOWN PURPOSES, IS LOCATED AT YIP KAN STREET, WONG CHUK HANG, IT HAS AN AREA OF 3,750 SQUARE METRES.
FULL PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM, AND SALE PLANS INSPECTED AT, THE PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SUB- OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES (WEST WING), GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, 19TH FLOOR, MURRAY BUILDING, HONG KONG, AND AT THE KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON.
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