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TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1975

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCHEME ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD, THERE WOULD STILL NOT BE A TOTAL BAN ON THE MOVEMENT OF GOODS VEHICLES TO AND FROM THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. ALTERNATIVE ROUTES ARE AVAILABLE ON TAI PO ROAD, ROUTE TWISK AND ON CASTLE PEAK ROAD OUTSIDE THE RESTRICTED HOURS.

OWNERS OF GOODS VEHICLES REQUIRING TO USE THESE SECTIONS OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD AND CLEARWATER BAY ROAD DURING THE RESTRICTED HOURS SHOULD APPLY IN WRITING TO THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

IN THE CASE OF CASTLE PEAK ROAD, THOSE LIVING IN YUEN LONG, TUEN MUN AND TSUEN WAN AREAS SHOULD APPLY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OFFICERS AND IN THE CASE OF CLEARWATER BAY ROAD, GOODS VEHICLES OWNERS LIVING IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT SHOULD APPLY TO THE DISTRICT OFFICER, SAI KUNG.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID PERMITS FOR USING THE RESTRICTED ROAD SECTIONS WOULD ONLY BE ISSUED WHERE MOVEMENT OF GOODS VEHICLES DURING THE RESTRICTED HOURS WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

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WEEKLY WATER SITUATION REPORT ******

THE TOTAL WATER STORAGE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK STOOD AT 46.427 MILLION GALLONS. THIS REPRESENTS 69.0 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS. AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR THE TOTAL STORAGE WAS 40,046 MILLION GALLONS.

PLOVER COVE ALONE HELD 35,799 MILLION GALLONS, COMPARED WITH 32,326 MILLION GALLONS ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR. PLOVER COVE'S PRESENT STORAGE REPRESENTS 70.9 MILLION GALLONS OF ITS FULL CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS,

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TOTAL RAINFALL RECORDED SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 153.0 MM (6.02 IN).

THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SINCE JANUARY 1 STANDS AT 149.5 MM (5.89 IN).

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