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The 153-page report covers a wide range of environmental programmes carried out by the Government, illustrated with diagrams and tables of technical information.
They include the phasing out of ozone depleting substances, noise control on construction, industrial and commercial activities and environmental monitoring work.
Both the Chinese and English versions of the report are now on sale at the Government Publications Centre, Low Block, ground floor, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.
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Arrangements for holiday clinic service
The Department of Health today (Monday) announced that eight general out- patient holiday clinics will be open from 9 am to 1 pm on August 25 and 26 (Sunday and Monday), which are public holidays.
The eight clinics are Violet Peel Health Centre and Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club Clinic on the Hong Kong Island; Kwun Tong Jockey Club Health Centre, Robert Black Health Centre and Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Clinic in Kowloon; and Lady Trench Polyclinic, Shek Wu Hui Jockey Club Clinic and Yuen Long Jockey Club Health Centre in the New Territories.
There will be no holiday out-patient clinic service on August 24 (Saturday).
All other general out-patient and evening clinics will be closed during the three days of holidays.
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Water storage figure
Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 am today (Monday) stood at 97.1 per cent of capacity or 568.949 million cubic metres.
This time last year the reservoirs contained 543.410 million cubic metres of water, representing 92.7 per cent of capacity.
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