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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1975

CLEANSING OPERATION IN LAI CHI WOR

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PICNICKERS WHO VISIT LAI CHI MOR BEACH IN TAI PO WILL DE SURPRISED TO FIND THE PLACE MUCH CLEANER THAN IT WAS BEFORE.

THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE EFFORT OF A LARGE PARTY OF 93 VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF MEMBERS OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WHO SPENT THEIR HOLIDAY YESTERDAY (SUNDAY) IN CLEANING UP THE BEACH.

AMONG THE STAFF OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WERE THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR. ERIC HO AND MRS. HO AND CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (KÖWLOON), MR. A.F. NEOH.

OTHER MEMBERS INCLUDED ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, CLERICAL OFFICERS, TYPISTS, MESSENGERS AND LABOURERS.

THEY CLEARED ABOUT 105 BASKET LOAD OF RUBBISH WHICH HAD BEEN DEPOSITED ON THE BEACH BY THE ABNORMAL HIGH TIDES DURING TYPHOONS. THE RUBBISH, IF ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE, COULD BECOME A HEALTH HAZARD AND MUISANCE TO PICNICKENS,

MOST OF THE RUBBISH COLLECTED WAS BURNED ON THE SPOT,

AND GLASS BOTTLES AND FOOD TINS WERE CARRIED AWAY FOR DUMPING. ALL CLEANSING EQUIPMENT SUCH AS LITTER BAGS, BROOMS AND BASKETS WERE SUPPLIED BY THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE CLEANSING OPERATION LASTED FROM 11 A.M. TO 3 P.M.

WEEKLY WATER SITUATION REPORT

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THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 49,493 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 73.5 PER CENT OF THE FULL CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THERE WERE 44,703 MILLION GALLONS IN STORE.

THIS MORNING'S STORAGE AT PLOVER COVE WAS 37.688 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 35,383 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 74.6 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 71.5 MM. (2.81 IN.)

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 70.7 MM. (2.78 IN.)

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