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MONDAY, MAY 16, 1983

TRAFFIC LANE CLOSED

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A SHORT SECTION OF THE SOUTHERN KERBSIDE LANE IN SHEUNG FOO STREET, AT ITS JUNCTION WITH SHEUNG SHING STREET IN HO MAN TIN, HAS BEEN CLOSED TO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF A BURST WATER MAIN.

DURING THE CLOSURE, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR ABOUT TEN DAYS, BUSES ON KMB ROUTE 7B BOUND FOR WANG TAU HOM AND ROUTE 18 BOUND FOR TAI KOK TSUI WILL BE DIVERTED VIA FAT KWONG STREET AND PUI CHING ROAD.

THOSE ON ROUTE 17 BOUND FOR KWUN TONG WILL PROCEED VIA FAT KWONG STREET DIRECT TO SHEUNG SHING STREET.

WATER FIGURES ***

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (16.5.83) STOOD AT 77.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 448.990 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 230.869 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 40.0 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.