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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1975

RESERVOIRS 98 PER CENT FULL ******

A TOTAL OF 66,194 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WERE IN STORE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AT 9 A.M. THIS (TUESDAY) - MORNING, REPRESENTING 98.4 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.

ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL STORAGE WAS ONLY 39,451 MILLION GALLONS.

PLOVER COVE, HONG KONG'S BIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 50,265 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 99.5 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT HELD 30,397 MILLION GALLONS.

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2235.8 MM (C8.02 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS 1650.9 MM (65.0 IN).

TEMPORARY WATER CUTS

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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WONG TAI SIN AND HUNG HOM WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR FIVE HOURS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TO ENABLE TESTS FOR LEAKAGE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREAS.

IN WONG TAI SIN THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE WILL BE FROM 1 A.M. TO 6 A.M. ON THURSDAY (AUGUST 28) AND WILL AFFECT PREMISES BOUNDED BY TUNG TAU TSUEN ROAD, TUNG LUNG ROAD, TUNG FAT STREET AND TAI SHING STREET. ALSO AFFECTED WILL BE BLOCKS 6-13 TUNG TAU ESTATE AND BLOCKS 15, 17, 26 AND 27 LOWER WONG TAI SIN ESTATE, AS WELL AS KAI MING LAU.

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THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGE IN HUNG HOM BETWEEN 1 A.M. AND 6 A.M. ON FRIDAY (AUGUST 29) WILL AFFECT PREMISES BOUNDED BY LOK SHAN ROAD, CHI KIANG STREET AND KOWLOON CITY ROAD.

IN ADDITION, WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF VILLAGES IN SHEUNG SHUI NEW TERRITORIES, WILL BE INTERRUPTED BETWEEN 10 A.M. AND 4 P.. ON THURSDAY TO FACILITATE A FRESH WATER MAINS CONNECTION AT FAN KAM ROAD IN FARLING,

ALL PREMISES ALONG FAN KAM ROAD BETWEEN SHEUNG SHUI CROSS ROAD AND THE TSIU KENG VILLAGE MARKET ORGANISATION WILL

BE AFFECTED, INCLUDING DODWELL CAMP, THE FANLING GOLF CLUB, PING KONG TSUEN, ON PO TSUEN, TONG KUNG LING, LING TONG MEI TSUEN, TSIU KENG TSUEN, AND THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENTAL STATION.

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