TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1982
FESPIC VILLAGE POST OFFICE
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A TEMPORARY POST OFFICE WILL BE OPENED IN THE FESPIC VILLAGE AT THE PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL AT SHA TIN WAI ROAD, SHA TIN, FROM OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 10 IN CONNECTION WITH THE THIRD FAR EAST AND SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES FOR THE DISABLED TO BE HELD IN HONG KONG LATER THIS MONTH.
DURING THE TWO-WEEK PERIOD THE TEMPORARY POST OFFICE WILL PROVIDE STAMPS AND REGISTRATION, PARCEL ACCEPTANCE AND MAIL COLLECTION SERVICES.
PHILATELIC ITEMS, INCLUDING FESPIC COVERS, WILL ALSO BE ON SALE, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ALL MAIL POSTED IN THE VILLAGE POST OFFICE WILL BE GIVEN A VILLAGE POST OFFICE POSTMARK AND A HANDBACK SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR LOCALLY ADDRESSED UNREGISTERED ITEMS TENDERED DURING THE OPENING HOURS OF THE OFFICE, HE ADDED,
THE OPENING HOURS OF THE VILLAGE POST OFFICE WILL BE 9.45 AM - 12.15 PM AND 1.45 PM - 4.15 PM ON MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS AND 9.45 AM 12.15 PM ON SATURDAYS.
MORE PARKING METERS IN TIN WAN
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A TOTAL OF 43 PARKING METERS WILL BE INSTALLED IN TIN WAN AREA FROM 8 AM ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 28).
THE METERED SPACES WILL BE ON THE KERBSIDE LANES OF TIN WAN HILL ROAD, TIN WAN CLOSE, TIN WAN STREET AND TIN WAN NEW STREET.
MID-LEVELS WATER LEAKAGE TEST
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN THE MID-LEVELS AREA WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON FRIDAY (OCTOBER 29) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR A LEAKAGE TEST.
THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY CONDUIT ROAD, CASTLE ROAD, ROBINSON ROAD, OLD PEAK ROAD, AND HORNSEY ROAD.
WATER FIGURES ****
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (TUESDAY) STOOD AT 81.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY, OR 472.621 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 275.131 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 47.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.