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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1975

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RESERVOIRS 99.1 PER CENT FULL ******

A TOTAL OF 66,687 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER WERE IN STORE IN ALL RESERVOIRS AS AT 9 A.M. THIS (MONDAY) MORNING, REPRESENTING 99.1 PER CENT OF THE FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 67,300 MILLION GALLONS.

ON THE SAME DAY LAST YEAR THE TOTAL STORAGE WAS ONLY 53,473 MILLION GALLONS.

PLOVER COVE, HONG KONG'S BIGCEST RESERVOIR, HELD 50,473 MILLION GALLONS, REPRESENTING 99.8 PER CENT OF ITS FULL STORAGE CAPACITY OF 50,500 MILLION GALLONS. AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, IT HELD 36,916 MILLION GALLONS.

TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR THIS YEAR STANDS AT 2,962 MM (116.61 IN). THE MEAN AVERAGE RAINFALL THIS YEAR IS 2,100.3 MM (82.69 IN).