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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1992

DISTRICT OFFICER VISITS FIRE VICTIMS

THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DAVID BROWNING, WENT CHAU KOK TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA (THA) THIS (MONDAY) MORNING VICTIMS OF A RECENT THIRD ALARM FIRE.

TO YUEN TO VISIT

SATURDAY MORNING, DAMAGED

FOUR

THE FIRE, WHICH BROKE OUT ON ROWS OF STRUCTURES AND MADE MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE HOMELESS.

EXPRESSING SYMPATHY FOR THE RESIDENTS, DISTRICT OFFICE WOULD DO WHAT IT CAN TO HELP.

MR BROWNING SAID

THE

DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WILL DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND TO CENTRE THE VICTIMS AT THE THA'S CARITAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BETWEEN 2.30 PM AND 4 PM TOMORROW.

ΤΟ

THE JANUARY 23.

THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE FUND TOMORROW

OFFICE ON THE DISTRICT

SIXTH

FLOOR,

KCR

CAN ALSO GO HOUSE, BEFORE

ANOTHER FIRE IN MEANWHILE, MR BROWNING ALSO URGED VICTIMS OF

THE SHA TIN TAU THA EARLIER THIS MONTH TO OBTAIN THE RELIEF FUND FROM DISTRICT OFFICE FROM TOMORROW UNTIL JANUARY 23.

THEIR IDENTITY CARDS AND THEY SHOULD BRING ALONG REGISTRATION CARDS ISSUED BY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

THE FIRE

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON TEL.

604 8078

EXT. 54.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 30.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 177.847 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

175.294

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 29.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

MILLION

THE A SPOKESMAN FOR

PUBLIC TO DO WASTAGE.

EVERYTHING THEY

WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE COULD ΤΟ CONSERVE WATER AND AVOID

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