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MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1974

MR. CHUI SAID THE AUTHORITY HAD SO FAR THIS YEAR HELD TWO INTENSIVE IN-SERVICE TRAINING SESSIONS FOR ITS STAFF.

THE TRAINING COURSES, EACH LASTING FOR OVER TWO MONTHS, COVERED A WIDE RANGE OF SUBJECTS, INCLUDING THE PRINCIPLES OF TRANSLATION, THE EVOLUTION OF CHINESE LANGUAGE AND STYLE, CANTONESE ROMANIZATION, SPEECH WRITING AND JOURNALISTIC WRITING.

OVER 100 IN-SERVICE INTERPRETERS/TRANSLATORS, NOW RENAMED CHINESE LANGUAGE OFFICERS, TOOK PART IN THESE COURSES.

THE CHINESE LANGUAGE AUTHORITY IS MADE UP OF THE TRANSLATION SERVICES AND TRANSLATION DEVELOPMENT DIVISIONS.

THE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TRAINING OF INTERPRETERS AND RESEARCH WORK.

THE TRANSLATION SERVICES DIVISION, SUB-DIVIDED INTO EIGHT BRANCHES, HANDLES MOST OF THE TRANSLATION OF GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE.

AMONG THE WORKS TRANSLATED BY THE CHINESE LANGUAGE AUTHORITY ARE THE CHINESE VERSION OF THE HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT AND THE GOVERNOR'S ANNUAL ADDRESS AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEETING.

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WEEKLY WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 55,777 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 82.9 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS AND ALSO AN INCREASE OF 1,305 MILLION GALLONS OVER THE STORAGE AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.

AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 54,472 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 40,338 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 42,692 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 79.9 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. THE TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 2,319.4 MM. (91.32 IN.).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 2,152.7 MM. (84.75 IN.), REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF 7.7 PER

CENT.

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