MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1985
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WORK STARTS ON FANLING MAINS LAYING
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THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED A $3.7 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE LAYING OF ABOUT 4 000 METRES OF FRESH WATER MAINS IN SHA TAU KOK ROAD AND PING CHE ROAD IN FANLING,
THE MATER MAINS, RANGING IN DIAMETER FROM 150 MILLIMETRES TO 800 MILLIMETRES, FORM PART OF A PROJECT TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE EXISTING WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM BETWEEN LUEN WO PARKET AND SHA TAU KOK.
WORK ON THE PROJECT HAS STARTED AND IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 12 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
CENTRAL WATER CUT * * *
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN CENTRAL DISTRICT WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (JUNE 6) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TEST.
AFFECTED PREMISES INCLUDE THOSE AT HOUSE NOS. 13-90 CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, NOS. 19-195 AND 54-78 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, NOS. 67-85 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. CONNAUGHT PLACE, NOS. 2A-31A POTTINGER STREET, NOS. 2-16 QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, NOS. 3-29 MAN YEE LANE, NOS. 2-19 JUBILEE STREET, NOS. 1-52 GILMAN STREET AND NOS, 2-33 WING WO STREET.
WATER STORAGE FIGURES
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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 55 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 322.098 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 421,914 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 72 PER CENT OF CAPACITY,