THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1978
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OPERATION OF DESALTER TO BE PHASED OUT
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OPERATION OF THE LOK ON PAI DESALINATION PLANT WILL BE PHASED OUT OVER THE NEXT THREE WEEKS.
IN MAKING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SAID THE DECISION HAD BEEN TAKEN AFTER CONSIDERING THE PRESENT WATER STORAGE AND THE LONG-RANGE WEATHER FORECAST BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR. T.H. TOMLINSON, SAID TODAY: +THE PRESENT STORAGE IS QUITE GOOD, AND THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY HAS FORECAST A SUMMER RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 1800 AND 2200 MM AND THE WHOLE YEAR RAINFALL OF BETWEEN 2250 AND 2750 MM.+
A SCHEDULE OF PLANNED MAINTENANCE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY UNDERTAKEN IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE DESALTER IS +OPERATION READY+ SHOULD THE EXPECTED RAINFALL FAIL TO MATERIALISE, AND IF DESALTED WATER AGAIN BECOMES NECESSARY.
SINCE WATER RESTRICTIONS WERE IMPOSED IN JUNE LAST YEAR THE PLANT HAS PRODUCED A TOTAL OF 50 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
NEW POST OFFICE FOR SHEK LEI ESTATE
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A NEW POST OFFICE LOCATED ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING IN SHEK LEI ESTATE, THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL OPEN AT 9 A.X. ON MONDAY (MAY 29).
THE NEW POST OFFICE WILL REPLACE THE PRESENT ONE NEXT DOOR WHICH WILL BE CLOSED AFTER BUSINESS ON SATURDAY (MAY 27).
THE EXISTING BUSINESS HOURS (9 A.M. TO 5 P.M. FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY AND 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M. ON SATURDAY) AND TELEPHONE NUMBER 12-205286 ARE UNCHANGED.
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