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Wednesday, June 28, 1972

Late yesterday the Acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. M.D.A. Clinton,

met the Director of Public Works at the site in order to inspect the work for

himself. He said that he was satisfied with the progress that was being made

under the extremely difficult conditions. During his visit he met civil engineers

and soil specialists and discussed with them their proposals for the permanent

restoration of the area.

Full Details

The following is a more detailed statement of the work being undertaken

by the Waterworks Office and the utility companies:-

Water - The Water Authority is making alternative supply arrangements

which should improve supply to premises in Po Shan Road and Kotewall Road within

the next three days.

The premises affected include No. 24 and 30 Po Shan Road and Alpine

Court and Belmont Court in No. 10 and 12 Kotewall Road. Half of Alpine Court

is already receiving supply.

Electricity

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Barring additional technical problems, the Hong Kong

Electric Company hopes to restore general supply to the Po Shan Road area "as

far as possible" by tonight.

The company is trying to restore supplies to No. 15 Kotewall Road,

parts of Hong Kong University and Nos. 4-6 and 10-16 Po Shan Road,

Gas

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A spokesman for the Hong Kong and China Gas Company said that

the company is prepared to supply bottled gas and a "hot plate" to residents of

the affected area.

The spokesman