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ON
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1980
PRIVATE CAR REGISTRATIONS
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THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED PRIVATE CARS REACHED 174 436 AT THE END OF MAY. THIS WAS AN INCREASE OF ALMOST 25 000 OR 16 PER CENT IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. LAST YEAR AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS A RISE OF 20 000 OVER THE PRECEEDING 12 MONTH PERIOD.
DURING MAY 2 748 NEW CARS WERE REGISTERED. WHILE 1 100 REGISTRATIONS LAPSED, REPRESENTING A NET INCREASE OF 1 648.
WATER CUT ***
WATER SUPPLY TO AN AREA OF WESTERN DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (JUNE 12) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING FOR A LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AREA IS BOUNDED BY THE NORTH SIDE OF QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, SUTHERLAND STREET, DES VOEUX ROAD WEST AND EASTERN STREET, AND INCLUDES HOUSE NUMBERS 146 TO 356, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST.