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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1984

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+TENANTS OF MARK 1/11 ESTATE BLOCKS WILL, HOWEVER, GIVEN ABSOLUTELY PRIORITY OVER OTHER GREEN FORM APPLICANTS IN CHOOSING THE FLATS.

+THEREAFTER FLAT SELECTION WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON THE BASIS OF THREE GREEN FORM APPLICANTS ALTERNATING WITH ONE WHITE FORM APPLICANT UNTIL THE QUOTA ALLOCATION FOR GREEN FORM APPLICANTS IS FILLED.

+THIS IS TO ENCOURAGE MORE BETTER-OFF PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE TENANTS TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR LOW-RENT FLATS AND MAKE WAY FOR FAMILIES IN GREATER NEED OF SUBSIDISED HOMES,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

RESULTS OF THE BALLOT WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 15) WHILE THE LISTS OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS AND THE IR ORDER OF PRIORITY WILL BE POSTED FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP CENTRE, ALL HOUSING AUTHORITY AND HOUSING SOCIETY ESTATE OFFICES AND DISTRICT OFFICES.

WATER FIGURE

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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 80.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 469.745 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 568.920 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 97.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

SALT WATER MAINS WORK ***

SALT WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN AREAS OF TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 10 AM ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 15) TO 10 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR MAINS WORK.

IN TSUEN WAN, THE AREAS AFFECTED ARE BOUNDED BY THE EAST SIDE OF CHUNG ON STREET, MA TAU PA ROAD, YEUNG UK ROAD, TEXACO ROAD AND CASTLE PEAK ROAD, AS WELL AS TAI WO HAU ESTATE BLOCKS 1 TO 19.

IN KWAI CHUNG, THE AREA AFFECTED IS KWAI SHING (EAST AND WEST) ESTATES AND KWAI HOP STREET.