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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1983

CRAFTS OF LOCAL AND OVERSEAS PUPILS ON DISPLAY

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ABOUT 2 000 ITEMS OF CREATIVE WORK BY LOCAL AND OVERSEAS STUDENTS ARE NOW ON DISPLAY AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE AT NORTH POINT,

THESE ITEMS INCLUDE PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, NEEDLEWORK AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY LOCAL SECONDARY AND PRIMARY STUDENTS.

PAINTINGS BY CHILDREN FROM SOUTH KOREA AND U.S.A. ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE EXHIBITION.

IN ADDITION, VISITORS CAN ALSO SEE THE REPRODUCTION OF 60 PRIZE-WINNING PAINTINGS BY CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD AT A PREVIOUS COMPETITION ORGANISED BY THE UNITED NATIONS.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD UNTIL FEBRUARY 26 AT THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE AT 4 PAK FUK ROAD, 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS, NORTH POINT, HONG KONG.

WATER STORAGE ***

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STOOD AT 71.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 414.711 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 246.095 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 42.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.