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MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1974

LAI SING COURT RESIDENTS MAY RETURN HOME

RE-ENTRY ALLOWED - ON CONDITIONS

AFTER FURTHER INSPECTIONS THIS (MONDAY) MORNING BY STAFF OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, IT WAS DECIDED TO ALLOW THE OCCUPANTS OF LAI SING COURT, TAI HANG ROAD, TO GO BACK INTO THE BUILDING AND RESUME RESIDENCE THERE FROM 4 P.M. TODAY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE EXPLAINED THAT ALTHOUGH RE-ENTRY WAS BEING ALLOWED, THE OFFICIAL CLOSURE ORDER WAS NOT BEING LIFTED FOR THE TIME BEING. AND HE EMPHASISED THAT RE-ENTRY WAS BEING PERMITTED SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:

(1) THE LOWER CAR DECK AND THE REAR PART OF THE UPPER CAR DECK ARE TO BE KEPT BARRICADED, AND NO ACCESS

(2)

TO THESE AREAS IS TO BE ALLOWED-

IT MUST BE ACCEPTED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A HEAVY RAINSTORM WARNING OR A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL HIGHER THAN NO.3 BEING HOISTED, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO EVACUATE THE BUILDING AT SHORT NOTICE.

THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN CARRYING OUT CLEARANCE WORK ON THE SLOPES AT THE TOP OF THE ROCK FACE BEHIND THE BUILDING OVER THE WEEKEND.

THIS WORK, TOGETHER WITH INSPECTIONS OF THE HILLSIDE AND SLOPES, WILL CONTINUE. AND A SCHEME IS BEING DRAWN UP FOR ANY FURTHER NECESSARY REMEDIAL WORK TO THE STRUCTURE AND THE SLOPES.

WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 48,714 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 72.4 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 61,697 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 32,575 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 47,868 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 64.5 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.

NO 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 1,865.9 MM (73.46 IN)

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,084.5 MM (82.07 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 10.5 PER CENT.

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