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MONDAY,

SET HER 23, 1985

THEY THEN BOARDED A SPECIAL TRAIN FOR THE ELECTRICAL MULTIPLE UNIT DEPOT AND HO TUNG LAU WORKSHOP, AND WERE GIVEN A BRIEFING ON DEVELOPMENT PLANS BY KCRC MANAGING DIRECTOR, MR PETER QUICK, AT THE HEAD OFFICE IN SHA TIN.

WHAT THEY LEARNED DURING THE VISIT WOULD BE USEFUL TO MEMBERS WHEN EXPLAINING ISSUES RELATED TO THE KCRC AT MEETINGS WITH THE PUBLIC, BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR NG CHAN-LAM, SAID AFTER THE TOUR.

ACCOMPANYING THE GROUP DURING TODAY'S VISIT WAS SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LAM WOON-KWONG.

SAI YING PUN WATER CUT

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN SAI YING PUN WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 11 PM ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 26) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AFFECTED AREA IS BOUNDED BY CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, EASTERN STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST AND WESTERN STREET.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 79.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 465.581 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 506.740 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 86.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY,

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