MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1984
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WATER FIGURES ***
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 86.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 508.635 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 567.866 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 96.9 PER CENT OF CAPCITY.
WATER LEAKAGE TESTS ***
WATER SUPPLY TO NORTH POINT AND SHAM SHUI PO WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 20) FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.
IN NORTH POINT, THE SUPPLY WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 11 PM TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY SHU KUK STREET, KING'S ROAD, NORTH POINT ROAD AND WHARF ROAD, INCLUDING THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT, PROVIDENT CENTRE AND THE WEST MAIN BLOCK AND WEST POINT BLOCK OF NORTH POINT ESTATE.
IN SHAM SHUI PO, THE SUPPLY WILL ALSO BE TURNED OFF FROM 11 PM THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 20) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY.
THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY NAM CHEONG STREET, CHEUNG SHA WAN ROAD, WONG CHUK STREET AND LAI CHI KOK ROAD.