SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1981
THE TOTAL STORAGE IN THE RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM YESTERDAY WAS 282.698 MILLION CUBIC METRES OR 48.9 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY, COMPARED WITH 379.717 MILLION CUBIC METRES OR 65.7 PER CENT AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR.
+THIS IS THE RESULT OF THE BELOW AVERAGE RAINFALL IN 1980 FOLLOWED BY AN EXCEPTIONALLY DRY WINTER COMBINED WITH THE INCREASE IN CONSUMPTION DURING THE PAST 12 MONTHS, MR TUCKER SAID.
HE ADDED THAT THE WATER STORAGE SITUATION WAS KEPT UNDER CONSTANT REVIEW.
WHILE NO WATER RESTRICTIONS WERE PROPOSED, HE APPEALED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NOT TO WASTE WATER.
LUNAR NEW YEAR FIRE PREVENTION ADVICE ****
THE PUBLIC WERE TODAY (SUNDAY) URGED TO BE ON FULL ALERT AGAINST POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS WHILE PREPARING FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
THE WARNING WAS GIVEN BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, WHO SAID THAT AS USES OF ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND KITCHEN UTENSILS WERE INTENSIFIED, EVERY CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO REDUCE FIRE RISKS TO A MINIMUM,
HE ADVISED THAT THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE OBSERVED:
* DON'T LEAVE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES IN USE UNATTENDED.
SWITCH THEM OFF BEFORE LEAVING THE HOUSE.
* TAKE CARE WHEN COOKING - DON'T LEAVE PANS,
ESPECIALLY PANS OF FAT, UNATTENDED. CHECK THAT ALL KITCHEN FIRES ARE SAFELY GUARDED.
* STORE FUEL ONLY IN REASONABLE QUANTITIES AND IN SUITABLE CONTAINERS, WHICH SHOULD BE KEPT WELL AWAY FROM ANY SOURCE OF HEAT.
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NEVER FILL A KEROSENE STOVE OR HEATER WHEN IT IS ALIGHT.
* KEEP ALL MATCHES, LIGHTERS OUT OF THE REACH OF
CHILDREN WHO SHOULD BE TAUGHT BASIC FIRE SAFETY RULES AND FIRE ESCAPE ROUTES.
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NEVER STACK UNUSED FURNITURE AND ARTICLES IN THE CORRIDOR OR STAIRCASE AND KEEP ALL EXITS FREE FROM OBSTRUCTION.
* ALWAYS USE METAL CONTAINERS FOR BURNING JOSS
STICKS AND JOSS PAPERS IN WORSHIPPING RITUALS.
ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT ASHTRAYS ARE AVAILABLE TO HOLD CIGARETTE ENDS. NEVER EMPTY AN ASHTRAY UNTIL THE CONTENTS ARE TOTALLY EXTINGUISHED.
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