MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1982
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CASH RELIEF FOR FIRE VICTIMS
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GRANTS FROM THE SING TAO FAT CHOY SPECIAL AID FUND WILL BE MADE TO FIRE VICTIMS IN SHAM SHUI PO, KOWLOON CITY AND MONG KOK DISTRICTS ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 11), THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED TODAY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID SOME 600 FIRE VICTIMS WILL BE GIVEN $50 EACH FROM THE FUND AT THREE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES ON THAT DAY BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM,
FIRE VICTIMS OF PAK TIN TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA SHOULD COLLECT THEIR GRANTS FROM THE NAM SHAN CITY DISTRICT SUB- OFFICE AT 21-24 NAM ON HOUSE, NAM SHAN ESTATE, WHILE VICTIMS OF SAI TAU TSUEN SQUATTER AREA MAY COLLECT THE IR GRANTS FROM THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AT MA TAU KOK GOVERNMENT OFFICES. VICTIMS OF ROOF-TOP STRUCTURES ON HOF HING BUILDING, KOK CHEUNG STREET, SHOULD GO TO THE MONG KOK CITY DISTRICT OFFICE AT 157 PRINCE EDWARD ROAD TO COLLECT THEIR GRANTS.
FIRE VICTIMS SHOULD BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND REGISTRATION CARDS TO COLLECT THE IR GRANTS.
THE SING TAO FAT CHOY SPECIAL AID FUND MAKES AN ANNUAL ALLOCATION TO CITY DISTRICT OFFICES TO PROVIDE CASH ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS.
THIS YEAR THE FUND HAS BEEN BOOSTED BY SOME PRIVATE DONATIONS AND A GRANT OF $200 000 FROM THE CHINESE TEMPLES COMMITTEE.
SO FAR MORE THAN $1.1 MILLION HAVE ALREADY BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 22 600 FIRE VICTIMS.
NOTE TO EDITORS.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 11) AT THE THREE CITY DISTRICT OFFICES BETWEEN 10 AM AND 5 PM.
WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 43.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY, OR 248.873 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THE STORAGE IS EQUIVALENT TO 216 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 277.074 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 47.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.