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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1988
22,449 TONNES OF URBAN REFUSE
URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT REFUSE COLLECTION STAFF ABLE TO TAKE SOMETHING OF A BREATHER AND WORK OUT JUST HOW AND REFUSE THEY TOOK AWAY BETWEEN LAST THURSDAY AND FOLLOWING URBAN HOUSEHOLDERS' TRADITIONAL SPRING CLEANING.
"THE TOTAL WAS A QUITE ASTONISHING 22,449 TONNES INCREASE ON THE AVERAGE DAILY REFUSE TOTAL SAID AN URBAN COUNCIL SPOKESMAN.
OF
TODAY
MUCH
WERE
JUNK
SATURDAY,
ABOUT 2,800
A HUGE TONNES,
#
"FOLLOWING THEIR CUSTOMARY DAY OFF ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR THE ONLY DAY OF THE YEAR WHEN THE REFUSE COLLECTION SERVICE IS SUSPENDED STAFF BEGAN WORK EARLY ON THURSDAY MORNING TO BEGIN THEIR MAMMOTH TASK.
— —
"EVERY AVAILABLE VEHICLE WAS PRESSED INTO SERVICE, AND BY SATURDAY WE HAD CLEARED THE MOUNTAINS OF JUNK PILED UP AT ALL PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY REFUSE COLLECTION POINTS ON EITHER SIDE OF
THE HARBOUR.
WATER STORAGE FIGURE
*
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 53.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 312.884 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 331.855 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 56.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
...
WATER CUT IN KWUN TONG
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SALT WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BB TURNED OFF ON THURSDAY (FEBRUARY 25) FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM FOR LEAKAGE TEST.
THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT SAU LAI STREET AND INCLUDING BLOCKS NO. 1 TO 17 SAU MAU PING ESTATE.
TAK WO STREET,
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