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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1974.

MR. JORDAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF MR. IAN TOMLIN, CHAIRMAN OF THE TRADE FACILITATION COMMITTEE FOR HIS INITIATIVE, ENERGY AND SKILL IN FURTHERING TRADE FACILITATION PROGRESS IN HONG KONG. HE SAID THE TRADE FACILITATION COMMITTEE HAD DONE MUCH TO STANDARDIZE THE DOCUMENTS USED IN TRADE.

HE ADDED 1 +WE NOW HAVE A HONG KONG 'MASTER' DOCUMENT TO WHICH ARE ALIGNED ALL THE GOVERNMENT FORMS USED IN THE COURSE OF OUR IMPORT/EXPORT TRADE.

+THIS DOCUMENT IN TURN IS ALIGNED TO THE ECONOMIC COMMISSION IN EUROPE LAYOUT KEY WITH MINOR MODIFICATION.+

NOTE TO EDITORS:

COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT OF MR. JORDAN SPEECH ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM THE G.I.S. PRESS ROOM, 6TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 54,272 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 80.6 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 59,279 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 38,162 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 46,119 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 75.6 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS.

1.9 MM (0.07 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 2,112.3 MM (83.16 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,115.5 MM (83.29 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 0.15 PER CENT.

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