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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1974

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL TREAT

FOR TAI HANG TUNG RESIDENTS

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RESIDENTS OF THE TAI HANG TUNG HOUSING ESTATE IN KOWLOON ARE IN FOR A TREAT LATER THIS MONTH WHEN THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

IS CELEBRATED.

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY CENTRE IN THE AREA IS ORGANISING A LANTERN PARADE TO BE HELD WITHIN THE ESTATE ON THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 28 TO MARK THE FESTIVAL.

IT IS PLANNED TO HAVE 1,000 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PARADE. THOSE WISHING TO TAKE PART SHOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH THE CENTRE LOCATED IN TONG YAM STREET, TAI HANG TUNG, BEFORE SEPTEMBER 27.

PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST-SERVED BASIS. THEY WILL HAVE TO BRING THEIR OWN LANTERNS BUT WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH TWO CANDLES EACH.

IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARADE, THE CENTRE IS ALSO HOLDING A LANTERN-MAKING COMPETITION. THE CHOICE OF MATERIALS WILL BE LEFT TO THE ENTRANTS WHO SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR LANTERNS TO THE COMMUNITY CENTRE BY SEPTEMBER 25. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE THREE BEST ONES AND ALL LANTERNS WILL BE RETURNED BEFORE THE PARADE STARTS.

IN THE PARADE THE CHILDREN WILL START OFF FROM THE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN GROUPS, EACH ACCOMPANIED BY 10 VOLUNTEERS, AND WILL PASS THROUGH AND AROUND THE 14 BLOCKS OF THE ESTATE BEFORE RETURNING TO THE CENTRE. THE PARADE WILL BEGIN AT 8.30 P.M. AND WILL LAST AN HOUR.

WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 36,616 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 54.4 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 65,984 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 27,976 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 50,273 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 55.4 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.

4.4 MM (0.17 IN) OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.M. TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 1,362.1 MM (53.63 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 1,881.0 MM (74.06 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 27.6 PER CENT.

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