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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1991

IN ORDER TO REACH THE LOCATION WHERE THE WORKERS WERE REPORTED MISSING SIX OFFICERS WITH BREATHING APPARATUS HAD TO TRAVEL ABOUT 30-METRE THROUGH FLIGHTS OF SLIPPERY, UPRIGHT AND NARROW LADDERS.

MR HO SAID DESPITE THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THE TANK WAS DARK, HOT, UNFAMILIAR TO THE OFFICERS AND THEIR BREATHING APPARATUS SETS COULD ONLY LAST FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES, THE OFFICERS WERE STILL ABLE TO EFFECT THE FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE OPERATIONS BEFORE THEIR AIR SUPPLY WAS EXHAUSTED.

ALL THE SIX WORKERS TRAPPED WERE RESCUED AND THE FIRE OUT AROUND 5.43 PM.

AT TODAY'S

WAS PUT

PRESENTATION, MR HO PRAISED ALL THE COMMENDED OFFICERS FOR THEIR EFFICIENT OPERATION WITHIN A CONSTRAINED TIME BECAUSE IT TOOK AN INVESTIGATION OFFICER (WITHOUT CARRYING BREATHING APPARATUS EQUIPMENT) 30 MINUTES TO TRAVEL FROM THE HATCH OPENING ΤΟ THE BOTTOM OF THE BALLAST.

A REPRESENTATIVE FROM YIU LIAN DOCKYARD ALSO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY AND PRESENTED A SOUVENIOR TO OFFICERS OF THE TSING YI FIRE STATION IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR SUCCESSFUL FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE OPERATIONS IN THE INCIDENT.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 46.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 271.635 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 286.458 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 48.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

WATER CUT IN YAU MA TEI

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KOWLOON AM THE

IN YAU MA TEI, FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 20) TO FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE LEAKAGE TESTS.

WOOSUNG STREET AND

THE AFFECTED AREA IS

JORDAN

BOUNDED ROAD

AND

BY NATHAN INCLUDING

ROAD, PREMISES

AUSTIN

AT

ROAD, PILKEM

STREET, PARKES STREET AND BOWRING STREET.

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