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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1988

INTERRUPTION TO FRESH WATER SUPPLY

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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING DISRUPTIONS TO FRESH WATER SUPPLY DUE TO WATER WORKS:

BY AUSTIN ROAD,

* THE SUPPLY TO PREMISES IN THE AREA BOUNDED

NATHAN ROAD, SALISBURY ROAD AND CHEONG WAN ROAD IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL EXPERIENCE WEAK WATER PRESSURE BETWEEN 8 PM TODAY (MONDAY) (NOVEMBER 7) AND 7 AM ON TUESDAY.

* THE SUPPLY TO ALL BLOCKS OF CHOI HUNG ESTATE WILL BE CUT OFF BETWEEN 11 PM ON THURSDAY (NOVEMBER 10) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY.

* THE SUPPLY TO PREMISES AT 66-82 GLOUCESTER ROAD, 99-123 AND

94-122 JAFFE ROAD, 87-147 AND 88-148 LOCKHART ROAD, 18-20 LUARD ROAD, 87-147 HENNESSY ROAD AND 2A-34 O'BRIEN ROAD WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 11) TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY} STOOD AT 42.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 247.858 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 394.689 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 67.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

MILLION