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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1975.

RESERVOIRS 98.1 PER CENT FULL *****

A TOTAL OF 66,025 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WERE IN STORE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, REPRESENTING 98.1 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.

ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR THE TOTAL STORAGE WAS ONLY 37,088 MILLION GALLONS.

PLOVER COVE, HONG KONG'S BIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 50,135 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 99.3 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT HELD 28,339 MILLION GALLONS.

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2451.1 MM (96.50 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS 1851.9 MM (72.91 IN).

WATER CUTS

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WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE INTERRUPTED FROM 9 P.M. ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 16) TO 6 A.M. ON. THE NEXT DAY TO ALLOW WATERWORKS TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREA.

THE PREMISES AFFECTED ARE ON KO FAI ROAD, SZE SHAN STREET, CHO YUEN STREET, TUNG YUEN STREET, SHUNG TAK WAI, YAN YUE WAI, SHUNG SHUN WAI, LEI YUE MUN TSUEN, KO FAI ROAD FIRE STATION AND SZE SHAN STREET RESITE AREA.

ON HONG KONG ISLAND, A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WANCHAI WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FROM 1 A.M. TO 6 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY (SEPTEMBER 17) TO FACILITATE NIGHT LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY MARSH ROAD, GLOUCESTER ROAD, FLEMING ROAD AND NORTH SIDE OF HENNESSY ROAD.