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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1990

TO ENCOURAGE EARLY SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS DURING THIS

VALIDITY PERIOD OF 18-MONTH PERIOD, A LONGER INITIAL

REGISTRATION, WHICH LASTS MORE THAN THREE YEARS, WILL BE GIVEN.

THE ORDINANCE ALSO REQUIRED 6,000 EXISTNG ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS TO REGISTER FROM NOVEMBER NEXT YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"FROM MID-1992, CONSUMERS WILL BE REQUIRED BY LAW ΤΟ EMPLOY ++ HE REGISTERED WORKERS OR REGISTERED CONTRACTORS FOR ELECTRICAL WORK, ADDED.

A

AT ROAD,

THOSE INTERESTED CAN COLLECT A FREE COPY OF "HOW TO APPLY AS REGISTERED ELECTRICAL WORKER" LEAFLET FROM ANY DISTRICT OFFICES OR THE EMSD COLLECTION OFFICE.

HILL CAROLINE CAUSEWAY BAY, HONG KONG.

GROUND

FLOOR, 98

THE LEAFLET OUTLINED THE PROCEDURES AND QUALIFICATION

AS ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION

WORKERS FOR DIFFERENT GRADES OF ELECTRICAL WORK.

COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN PERSON TO THE EMSD COLLECTION OFFICE.

ENQUIRIES ON THE

895 8862.

REGISTRATION

SYSTEM CAN BE

MADE ON TEL.

24-HOUR WATER SUPPLY IN HK CONTINUES

BUT

FROM WATER SUPPLY

CHINA WILL UNDERGO AN ANNUAL TWO-MONTH SHUT-DOWN PERIOD FOR MAINTENANCE STARTING FROM TODAY (THURSDAY),

SUPPLY DURING THIS HONG KONG WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY A 24-HOUR WATER PERIOD.

AN A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT SAID THIS WAS

ΤΟ THE SUPPLY ANNUAL EXERCISE TO FACILITATE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS SYSTEM BY BOTH SIDES.

"WATER SUPPLY WILL ONLY BE TAPPED FROM LOCAL RESERVOIRS

THE THIS PERIOD, BUT THERE IS NOTHING TO BE SAID.

ALARMED

OF,

DURING SPOKESMAN

CENT OF WATER FROM CHINA, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN 60 PER WATER CONSUMED IN THE TERRITORY, WILL RESUME FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

"IT IS

BE VERY WILL NOT

RECORDED BY THE то 1,909.2

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THE

THAT EXPECTED

WATER STORAGE THE TOTAL RAINFALL SATISFACTORY FOR THIS YEAR AS ROYAL OBSERVATORY FOR THE FIRST NINE MONTHS AMOUNTED ONLY

THE NORMAL LEVEL, MILLIMETRES, WHICH WAS SEVEN PER CENT BELOW SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SAVE WATER.

"SAVING WATER MEANS SAVING MONEY, HE ADDED.

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