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MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1982

NOTE TO EDITORS

PRESS CONFERENCE BY EDUCATION REVIEW PANEL

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A PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN BY THE PANEL OF VISITORS CONDUCTING THE OVERALL REVIEW OF EDUCATION AND THE ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) OFFICIALS WHO ARE IN HONG KONG FOR THE PLENARY SESSIONS TAKING PLACE THIS WEEK.

THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 31) AT 2.30 PM IN THE GIS THEATRE, 5TH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

YOU ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT THE FIRST OF THE TWO PLENARY SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE TODAY (MONDAY) AT 2 PM IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER. THE SECON) SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 31) AT 9 AM.

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS,

WATER STORAGE ***

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 37.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 215,366 MILLION CUBIC METRES, EQUIVALENT TO 174 DAYS' CONSUMPTION,

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 244.821 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 42.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.