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MONDAY, MARCH 7, 1983

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+THE COMPETITION HAS HELPED TO INSTIL A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT AMONG THE STUDENTS SINCE IT WAS FIRST HELD THREE YEARS AGO,+ SAID MR DEVEREUX.

HE STRESSED THAT THIS SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT WAS IMPORTANT AS THE STUDENTS WOULD BE FILLING TECHNICAL POSITIONS

IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES AND WOULD HELP IMPROVE THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

THE COMPETITION LASTED FOUR MONTHS AND THOSE SELECTED FOR THE FINAL ROUND, INCLUDING THE PRIZE WINNERS, WERE EACH GIVEN A CERTIFICATE OF MERIT.

YAU MA TEI WATER LEAKAGE TESTS

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN YAU MA TEI WILL BE CUT OFF FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (MARCH 10) FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREA TO BE AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY JORDAN ROAD, MAN WUI STREET, MAN CHEONG STREET, FERRY STREET, KANSU STREET, AND CANTON ROAD, INCLUDING THE JORDAN ROAD FERRY PIER.

WATER FIGURES ***

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY)

STOOD AT 76.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 438.952 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 239.438 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 41.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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