MONDAY, JULY 16, 1984
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MORE PARKING METERS
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THIRTY-FOUR, TWO-HOUR PARKING METERS WILL BE INSTALLED IN HAU WONG ROAD BETWEEN CARPENTER ROAD AND NGA TSIN WAI ROAD.
THE PARKING METERS WILL START TO OPERATE FROM WEDNESDAY (JULY 18) AT A CHARGE OF $1 FOR EVERY 30 MINUTES.
NO RIGHT TURN ***
FROM 10 AM ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 18), VEHICLES ON AUSTIN ROAD EASTBOUND WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM TURNING RIGHT INTO NATHAN ROAD SOUTHBOUND.
THE MEASURE WILL LAST FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS TO FACILITATE WATER MAINS WORK.
TRAFFIC ON AUSTIN ROAD EASTBOUND HEADING FOR NATHAN ROAD SOUTHBOUND SHOULD PROCEED VIA PINE TREE HILL ROAD AND HILLWOOD ROAD DURING THE PERIOD.
MONG KOK TAPS OFF
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN MONG KOK WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (JULY 19) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.
THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE BOUNDED BY YIM PO FONG STREET, WATERLOO ROAD, SHANGHAI STREET, NELSON STREET AND DUNDAS STREET,
INCLUDING NATHAN ROAD, PITT STREET AND KWONG WA STREET,
WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 81.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 477.788 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 510.715 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 87.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.