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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1974.

HELPING KEEP TRIADS OUT OF SCHOOLS

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THE TAI HANG TUNG COMMUNITY CENTRE OF THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED A SEMINAR FOR SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND TEACHERS TO DISCUSS WAYS OF PREVENTING TRIAD SOCIETY INFLUENCE FROM PENETRATING SCHOOLS.

CO-OPERATING IN THE PROJECT IS THE WEST KOWLOON YOUTH GUIDANCE COUNCIL.

THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD AT THE COMMUNITY CENTRE IN TONG YAM STREET, TAI HANG TUNG, AT 3 P.M. TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AND ABOUT 30 REPRESENTATIVES FROM PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE AREA WILL ATTEND.

PRINCIPAL SPEAKER WILL BE MR. CHAN PO KWONG, THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICER OF SHAM SHUI PO DIVISION.

THE FORUM WILL DISCUSS MEASURES TO KEEP TRIAD SOCIETY INFLUENCE OUT OF SCHOOLS AND ACTION THAT CAN BE TAKEN WHEN CHILDREN ARE THREATENED INSIDE OR OUT OF SCHOOL.

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WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 32,754 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 48.7 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67.300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 63,459 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 24,998 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 48,871 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 49.5 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.

A TRACE OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 AM TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 1,395.7 MM (54.95 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,063.2 MM (81.23 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 32.4 PER CENT.

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