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Monday, July 30, 1973
He said that samples of water were taken from the beaches fortnightly
and examined in government laboratories.
He confirmed that coliform organisms do not cause any one specific
disease such as typhoid, cholera or polio.
A committee, EPCOM, was looking into the question of pollution
at Hong Kong's beaches and elsewhere, and studying rays of reducing...
the sources of pollution.
WATER CUT IN HAPPY VALLEY
Water supply to a number of premises in Happy Valley on Hong
Kong Island will be interrupted for five hours on Wednesday (August 1)
starting fron 1 a.m.
The temporary interruption is to enable the Waterworks Office
to carry out night leakage tests.
The area affected is bounded by the east side of Shan Kwong Road,
Wongneichong Road, Blue Pool Road, Holly Road, Hawthorn Road, Sing Woo Road,
and Tsui Man Street, including Mui Hing Street and Kwai Fong Street.
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