TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1981
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DECISION ON WATER RESTRICTIONS DEFERRED
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THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR WILLIAM TUCKER, ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT THE DECISION ON WHETHER THERE WOULD BE WATER RESTRICTIONS ON HONG KONG ISLAND HAD BEEN DEFERRED FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE AFTER A REVIEW OF THE WATER SITUATION ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
SO FAR THIS MONTH. THE YIELD IN THE ISLAND RESERVOIRS HAS BEEN 1.24 MILLION CUBIC METRES AND THE RAINFALL RECORDED HAS BEEN MORE THAN 65 MM.
MR TUCKER SAID THE YIELD FROM THE RAINFALL WE HAVE RECEIVED SO FAR THIS MONTH, THOUGH NOT ENCOURAGING, HAS BEEN ABLE TO HELP IN MAINTAINING THE STORAGE POSITION THAT EXISTED ABOUT 10 DAYS BACK.
+ IN VIEW OF THIS SLIGHT POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE DECIDED TO WAIT FOR SOME MORE TIME BEFORE DECIDING WHETHER ANY RESTRICTIONS NEED TO BE IMPOSED.
MR TUCKER SAID THAT THE WATER SUPPLY POSITION WOULD BE KEPT CONTINUOUSLY UNDER OBSERVATION FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
IF THE STORAGE SITUATION BECAME MORE FAVOURABLE, HE ADDED,
THE RESTRICTIONS WOULD BE POSTPONED FURTHER.
THIS DECISION WILL VERY MUCH DEPEND ON THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE YIELD FROM THE RAINFALL AS WELL AS DRAW-OFF FROM RESERVOIRS DURING THE PERIOD.
MR TUCKER AGAIN URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ONCE AGAIN TO
EXERCISE MAXIMUM ECONOMY IN THE USE OF WATER.
+THIS WILL CONTRIBUTE GREATLY TOWARDS OUR EFFORTS IN
MAINTAINING A FULL SUPPLY OF WATER, HE ADDED.
CONSULTANTS APPOINTED TO REVIEW GAS SAFETY STANDARDS
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THE INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY SERVICE OF THE BRITISH GAS CORPORATION HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT AN OVERALL REVIEW OF GAS SAFETY IN HONG KONG AND TO ADVISE ON IMPROVEMENTS.
THE CORPORATION, THE LARGEST SINGLE INTERNATIONAL GAS UNDERTAKING IN THE WORLD, AND WHICH HAS 160 YEARS EXPERIENCE, WAS SELECTED FROM A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL FIRMS WHICH BID FOR THE CONSULTANCY.
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