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ON

MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1992

THE

DUTIABLE (NO.

BILLS

INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) (NO. 3) BILL COMMODITIES

DUTY (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992, STAMP 3) BILL 1992, ENTERTAINMENTS TAX (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992, ORGAN TRANSPLANT BILL, PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND JUVENILES BILL 1992 AND BUILDINGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1992 FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

1992,

(AMENDMENT)

HUMAN

WILL BE

(AMENDMENT)

INTRODUCED

DEBATES ON THEM WILL BE ADJOURNED.

THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT WILL SPEAK IN AN "INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TRANSPORT SERVICES OF DEBATE ON RAISED BY THE HON LEE WING-TAT.

PUBLIC

ADJOURNMENT

NEW TOWNS"

THEY MAY

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS OF

THE COUNCIL MEETING FROM

GALLERIES.

MAKE

RESERVATIONS BY CALLING 869 9492.

THE

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

* *

(MONDAY) STOOD

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY ( AT 36.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 216.205 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 152.294 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 26 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE PUBLIC TO TRY THEIR BEST TO CONSERVE WATER AND AVOID WASTAGE.

MORE FUNDS TO DISTRICT BOARDS

MILLION $51.41

HAVE BEEN

19

A TOTAL OF

ALLOCATED TO THE DISTRICT BOARDS FOR THIS FINANCIAL YEAR TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TO ORGANISE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROJECTS.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION MILLION SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF $8.5 OR 20 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE

MILLION ALLOCATED FOR

1991-92.

$42.91

ABOUT $22.86 MILLION WILL BE GOING TO THE 10 URBAN DISTRICT BOARDS AND $28.55 MILLION TO THE NINE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARDS.

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