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MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1990

DB COMMITTEE TO DISCUSS TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME

THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER, AT A MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY), THE ALLOCATION OF $540,000 IN DISTRICT BOARD FUNDS FOR A TREE PLANTING PROGRAMME.

UNDER THE PROGRAMME, AT LEAST 100 TREES ARE TO BE PLANTED IN THE DISTRICT THIS YEAR. THE PROGRAMME WILL ALSO RECEIVE SUBSIDIES FROM PRIVATE COMPANIES IN THE DISTRICT.

MEANWHILE, MEMBERS WILL STUDY THE COMMITTEE'S PROPOSED BUDGET FOR 1990-1991, AS WELL AS ITS MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF REFERENCE.

ALSO ON THE AGENDA ARE THE WAN CHAI STREET MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME, AND A REPORT BY THE DISTRICT WORKING GROUP ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY AND CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAIGN.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 4 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE DB CONFERENCE ROOM, 21ST FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, HONG KONG.

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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 40.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 239.380 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 201.378 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 34.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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