NOTE TO EDITORS:
MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1983
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TECHNICAL STUDENTS
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SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALLING $200 000 WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR KENNETH TOPLEY TO 334 STUDENTS FROM HONG KONG'S FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 16).
THE PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD AT THE HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, 702 LAI CHI KOK ROAD, CHEUNG SHA WAN, STARTING AT 4 PM.
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT.
WATER MAINS WORK
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN TSUEN WAN WILL BE CUT OFF FOR 12 HOURS FROM 8 PM ON THURSDAY (MARCH 17) TO ALLOW WATER MAINS WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT.
PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE BOUNDED BY ON YUK ROAD, TSUEN KING CIRCUIT, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, WEST SIDE OF TAI CHUNG ROAD, CHAI WAN KOK STREET TO THE END OF 11-1/2 MILESTONE, TING KAU.
WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 75.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 437.729 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 232.140 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 40.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.