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FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1991

$50M FOR CHINA'S FLOOD VICTIMS

THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TODAY (FRIDAY) APPROVED THE PROVISION $50 MILLION AS A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS DISASTER RELIEF FOR CHINA.

OF

IN A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE CONTRIBUTION WAS BEING MADE

FOR AID FROM THE RESPONSE TO A REQUEST FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT

WHICH INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE RELIEF FOR VICTIMS OF FLOODS HAVE SO FAR KILLED OVER 1,000 PEOPLE, DAMAGED HUGE AREAS AND CAUSED ENORMOUS ECONOMIC LOSSES.

OF FARMLAND

THE ASSISTANCE WILL BE IN THE FORM OF CASH DONATED THROUGH UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.

THE

WATER RESTRICTIONS IMMINENT

BEGUN

PREPARATORY MEASURES THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT HAS FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF WATER RESTRICTIONS, WATER SUPPLIES, MR HU MAN-SHIU, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

**

FEW "UNLESS THERE IS VERY SUBSTANTIAL RAINFALL DURING THE NEXT

FROM INTRODUCED

MID-AUGUST, HE WEEKS, RESTRICTIONS MAY NEED TO BE SAID.

BELOW

THE LEVEL THE STATEMENT COMES AS

OF WATER STORAGE IN THE RESERVOIRS CONTINUES TO DIP IN THE FACE OF HIGH CONSUMPTION AND AVERAGE RAINFALL.

TO CONSIDER

"IF THE PRESENT SITUATION CONTINUES, WE WILL, HAVE RESTRICTING WATER SUPPLY TO HOUSEHOLDS DURING NON-ESSENTIAL THE FIRST INSTANCE," MR HU SAID.

HOURS IN

"AND DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION THEN, FURTHER RESTRICTIONS HAVE TO BE INTRODUCED.

MAY

"WE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PUBLIC INFORMED."

THE

AND SITUATION

KEEP

AS AT 9 AM TODAY, THE RESERVOIR STORAGE STOOD AT 167.6 COMPARED WITH 285 CUBIC METRES OR 28.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY, CUBIC METRES OR 48.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY THIS TIME LAST YEAR,

MILLION MILLION

ASSUMING CONSUMPTION

INCREASED ANNUALLY AND

CENT,

THE AVERAGE

PUBLIC CONSUMPTION HAS ALSO DEMAND CONTINUES TO GROW AT FOUR PER FOR THIS YEAR IS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 2.49 MILLION CUBIC METRES PER DAY.

AMR HJ

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