XN000022-1974-11-25 — Page 7

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1974

WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 54,067 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 80.3 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 57,476 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE,

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 38,596 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 45,059 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 76.4 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 2,134.9 MM (84.05 IN), REPRESENTING A SHORTFALL OF 1.06 PER CENT.

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HONG KONG FOOTWEAR EXPORTS TO E.E.C.

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FURTHER DETAILS OF THE RECENT E.E.C. DECISION TO INCLUDE CERTAIN ITEMS OF HONG KONG FOOTWEAR IN ITS GENERALISED PREFERENCES SCHEME HAVE BEEN CONVEYED TO LOCAL EXPORTERS,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT A CIRCULAR CONTAINING INFORMATION ON THE ITEMS ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENCE WAS ISSUED DURING THE WEEKEND.

THESE INCLUDE TWO OF HONG KONG'S MAIN FOOTWEAR ITEMS: RUBBER AND PLASTIC FOOTWEAR. EXPORTS OF THESE ITEMS TO EEC COUNTRIES IN 1973 AMOUNTED TO $149 MILLION. LEATHER FOOTWEAR WILL HOWEVER NOT BE ACCORDED PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT. LEATHER FOOTWEAR ONLY ACCOUNTED FOR 1.5 PER CENT OF HK'S FOOTWEAR EXPORT TO THE EEC LAST YEAR.

THE D.C. AND I. SPOKESMAN ADVISED EXPORTERS, NEEDING FURTHER INFORMATION, TO CONTACT ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER, MR. RONALD WONG, AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 5-252858.