XN000022-1975-09-29 — Page 7

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1975

RESERVOIRS 95 PER CENT FULL

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HONG KONG'S TOTAL WATER STORAGE AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) WAS 64,452 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 95.8 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.

AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE TOTAL STORAGE FIGURE WAS 34,753 MILLION GALLONS.

PLOVER COVE, THE BIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 49,033 MILLION GALLONS 97.1 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS. ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR PLOVER COVE ONLY HELD 26,744 MILLION GALLONS.

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2,496.4 MM (98.28 11.) THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 1,980.9 M (77.99 IN).

NO RAINFALL WAS RECORDED AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY DURING THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS ENDING AT 9 A.M. TODAY.

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