“MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1982–
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DISTRICT BOARD BRINGS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO GOOD HOPE VILLAGE
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RESIDENTS OF GOOD HOPE VILLAGE IN CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD WILL HAVE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ON FRIDAY (APRIL 23) AFTER A SPECIAL SWITCH-ON CEREMONY.
OFFICIATING WILL BE WONG TAI SIN CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS STELLA FAN AND THE CONSUMER SERVICES ENGINEER OF THE CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, MR P.G. WILLIAMSON.
AT THE CEREMONY THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE WILL ALSO PRESENT SOUVENIRS TO THE HONOURABLE GUESTS IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS MAKING THE SCHEME A SUCCESS.
THIS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY PROJECT REPRESENTS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS INITIATED AND CO-ORDINATED BY THE WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD TO UPGRADE THE LIVING CONDITIONS IN SQUATTER AREAS IN THE DISTRICT,
IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, GOOD HOPE VILLAGE RECEIVED $10 000 FROM THE DISTRICT BOARD FOR THE REPAIR OF FOOT-PATHS WHICH WAS COMPLETED TWO MONTHS LATER.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE VILLAGERS ALSO HAD NEW PUBLIC LATRINES INSTALLED AND OTHER PROJECTS, SUCH AS THE INSTALLATION OF WATER STANDPIPES AND STREET LIGHTING, PROVISION OF POSTAL SERVICES AND A DOOR-TO-DOOR REFUSE COLLECTION SCHEME ARE NOW UNDERWAY.
NOTE TO EDITORS
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SWITCH-ON CEREMONY WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE OPEN SPACE AT THIRD GULLY, GOOD HOPE VILLAGE, CLEAR WATER BAY ROAD, NEAR THE GOOD HOPE SCHOOL, AT 3 PM ON FRIDAY (APRIL 23).
WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 204.145 MILLION CUBIC METRES OR 35.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY, EQUIVALENT TO 162 DAYS' CONSUMPTION.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 230.236 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 39.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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