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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1974

WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (FRIDAY) STOOD AT 54,259 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 80.6 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 57,960 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 38,651 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 45,348 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 76.5 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 2,112.3 MM (83.16 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,131.0 MM (83.90 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 0.9 PER CENT.

AUGUST ACCOUNTS SHOW $202 M. DEFICIT

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 1974 SHOW A DEFICIT OF $202 MILLION COMPARED WITH A DEFICIT OF $106 MILLION IN AUGUST LAST YEAR.

THIS HAS RESULTED IN AN ACCUMULATED DEFICIT OF $590 MILLION FOR THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THIS FINANCIAL YEAR.

TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE MONTH AT $302 MILLION WAS $26 MILLION MORE THAN IN AUGUST 1973.

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TOTAL EXPENDITURE AMOUNTED TO $504 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF $123 MILLION OVER THE SAME MONTH LAST YEAR. THIS WAS MAINLY DUE TO INCREASED SPENDING ON PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS, PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AND EDUCATION SUBVENTIONS.

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