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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1975.

NEW FACILITIES FOR STAMP COLLECTORS

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A SPECIAL COUNTER WILL BE OPENED IN THE GENERAL POST OFFICE IN PEDDER STREET STARTING THIS THURSDAY (JANUARY 16) TO SELL RECENT COMMEMORATIVE STAMP ISSUES AND SOUVENIR FOLDERS CONTAINING STAMPS OF THE CURRENT DEFINITIVE ISSUE.

FACILITIES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMEMORATIVE COVERS TO BE HAND-STAMPED, AND A SPECIAL POSTING BOX WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE COVERS.

MR. C. D'ALMADA, PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG PHILATELIC SOCIETY AND MR. J. B. SHAW, PRESIDENT OF THE CHINA PHILATELIC ASSOCIATION WILL JOINTLY OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS I

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY WHICH STARTS AT 9 A.M.

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WEEKLY WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 53,364 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 79.3 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 50,190 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 39,498 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 39,221 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 78.2 PER CENT OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS,

0.4 MM (0.02 IN) OF RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 9 AM TODAY. TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 6.1 MM (0.24 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 9.00 MM (0.35 IN).

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