NOTE TO EDITORS:
TUESDAY. APRIL 24, 1984
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ILLEGAL STRUCTURES TO BE PULLED DOWN
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EIGHTEEN ILLEGAL STRUCTURES ON THE SIDE LANES OF NOS. 2-5 AND 9-11 MONG LUNG STREET IN SHAU KEI WAN WILL BE PULLED DOWN ON THURSDAY (APRIL 26) MORNING.
THE STRUCTURES WERE USED FOR STORAGE, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES.
THE OPERATION, CO-ORDINATED BY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, IS PART OF A SIX-MONTH CLEARANCE PROGRAMME TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE DISTRICT.
STAFF FROM THE HOUSING, LANDS AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS AND THE POLICE WILL TAKE PART IN THE OPERATION STARTING AT 10 AM.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO COVER THE CLEARANCE OPERATION.
WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (TUESDAY) STOOD AT 69.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY, OR 405.141 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 446.001 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 76.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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