MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1983
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FIRST DAY COVERS ON SALE TOMORROW
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SPECIALLY DESIGNED FIRST-DAY COVERS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH DAY STAMP ISSUE WILL BE ON SALE AT 50 CENTS EACH AT ALL POST OFFICES FROM TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
ADVANCE ORDERS FOR SERVICING THE COVERS WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM TOMORROW TILL 5 PM ON MARCH 9, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
FOUR SPECIAL STAMPS WILL BE ISSUED ON COMMONWEALTH DAY, MARCH 14, IN DENOMINATIONS OF 30 CENTS, $1, $1.30 AND $5.
FRESH WATER CUT IN TSIM SHA TSUI
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SIX HOURS FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM ON THURSDAY (MARCH 3) FOR A LEAKAGE TEST,
THE PREMISES AFFECTED ARE BOUNDED BY NATHAN ROAD, AUSTIN ROAD, CHATHAM ROAD, AUSTIN AVENUE, KIMBERLEY ROAD AND OBSERVATORY ROAD, INCLUDING HILLWOOD ROAD.
WATER STORAGE
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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 72.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 421.198 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 241.756 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 41.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.