XN000022-1975-10-27 — Page 5

MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1975

DOLPHINS IN MARINE PROHIBITED AREA

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TEN DOLPHINS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED IN THE MARINE PROHIBITED AREA IN KOWLOON BAY TO ENSURE SAFE LANDING AND TAKE-OFF OF AIRCRAFT AT THE KAI TAK AIRPORT.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT EXPLAINED THAT THE MARINE PROHIBITED AREA, OFF THE SOUTHEAST END OF THE RUNWAY, IS AN AREA IN FRONT OF THE GLIDE PATH INSTRUMENT INSTALLED AT THE AIRPORT.

+ANY METALLIC OBJECT GETTING INTO THIS AREA MAY CAUSE DEFLECTION OR OBSTRUCTION OF THE ELECTRONIC BEAMS WHICH GUIDE AIRCRAFT IN LANDING AND TAKING-OFF OPERATIONS,+ HE SAID.

+ IT IS THEREFORE VERY IMPORTANT FOR AIRCRAFT SAFETY TO PREVENT SHIPS AND BOATS FROM GETTING INTO THIS AREA,+ HE ADDED.

THE DOLPHINS WILL FORM A DEFINITE DEMARCATION LINE ACROSS THE MARINE PROHIBITED AREA FOR GUIDANCE OF COXWAING.

TENDERS HAVE BEEN INVITED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOLPHINS IN THE AREA. WORK IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARLY 1976 AND WILL TAKE ABOUT ONE YEAR TO COMPLETE.

THE DOLPHINS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BY SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK AND PARTNERS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, WHO WILL ALSO SUPERVISE THE CONSTRUCTION WORK.

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RESERVOIRS 99.6 PER CENT FULL

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HONG KONG'S TOTAL WATER STORAGE AS AT 9 A.M. TODAY (MONDAY) WAS 67,039 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 99.6 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.

AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE TOTAL STORAGE FIGURE WAS 48,693 MILLION GALLONS.

PLOVER COVE, THE DIGGEST RESERVOIR, HELD 50,500 MILLION GALLONS-- 100 PER CENT FULL. ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR PLOVER COVE ONLY HELD 32,489 MILLION GALLONS.

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2,951 MM (116.18 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR IS 2,083.4 MM (82.02 IN