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MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1975

RESERVOIRS 99.8 PER CENT FULI. ******

A TOTAL OF 67,134 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WERE IN STORE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, REPRESENTING 99.8 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.

ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR THE TOTAL STORAGE WAS ONLY 45,019 MILLION GALLONS.

PLOVER COVE, HONG KONG'S BIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 50, 500 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 100 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT HELD 29,522 MILLION GALLONS.

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2,914.2 MM (114.73 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS 2,071.2 MM (01.54 IN).

WATER CUTS

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A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND TSUEN WAN DISTRICT IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE WITHOUT WATER SUPPLY FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS STARTING FROM 1 A.M. TOMORROW (OCTOBER 21) AND ON THURSDAY (OCTOBER 23) RESPECTIVELY TO ENABLE LEAKAGE TEST TO BE CARRIED OUT.

ON THE ISLAND, THE AFFECTED PREMISES IS BOUNDED BY UPPER STATION STREET, WATER LANE, HOLLYWOOD ROAD FROM WA LANE TO WYNDHAM STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL TO MERCER STREET, INCLUDING HING LUNG STREET. PREMISES WITHIN THIS AREA WILL BE WITHOUT SALT WATER.

IN TSUEN WAN, THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY SHA TSUI ROAD, TAI HO ROAD, YEUNG UK ROAD AND HAM TIN STREET. PREMISES WITHIN THIS AREA WILL BE WITHOUT FRESH WATER.

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