NOTE TO EDITORS:
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1983
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DB LOOKING OVER PRIVATE STREETS
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MEMBERS OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD'S WORKING GROUP ON PRIVATE STREETS WILL TOUR A NUMBER OF PRIVATE STREETS IN THE DISTRICT TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.
THE ITINERARY WILL INCLUDE VISITS TO THE FOUR PRIVATE STREETS IN TO KWA WAN NORTH WHICH WILL BE RESUMED FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT UNDER A PILOT SCHEME. THEY ARE SHIM LUEN STREET, YIN ON STREET, TSUN FAT STREET AND HOK LING STREET.
MEMBERS WILL ALSO VISIT SOME OF THE PRIVATE STREETS IN TO KWA WAN SOUTH, HUNG HOM NORTH AND HUNG HOM SOUTH,
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO JOIN THE TOUR SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 2 PM AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE, 141-143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD. TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED.
SPORTS GROUND KIOSK AVAILABLE
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TENDERS ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR THE SALE OF LIGHT REFRESHMENTS AT THE SAI KUNG TANG SHIU KIN SPORTS GROUND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
SINCE ITS OPENING IN MARCH THIS YEAR, THE SPORTS GROUND HAS BECOME A POPULAR RECREATIONAL AND SPORTING VENUE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SAI KUNG NEW TOWN, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER MAY START HIS BUSINESS ON JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR ON A THREE-YEAR CONTRACT.
TENDER FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SAI KUNG URBAN SERVICES OFFICE AT FIRST FLOOR, 69 MAN NIN STREET, SAI KUNG AND MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE OCTOBER 28.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY TELEPHONING 3-2813635.
WATER FIGURES ****
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 97.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 570.791 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 479.257 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 81.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.