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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1992

POSTAL SERVICE TO SOMALIA SUSPENDED

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THE ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL, MRS DORIS S

ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT AIR LETTER AND AIR PARCEL SERVICES TO THE SOMALI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC HAD BEEN SUSPENDED WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

HOWEVER, AIR LETTER SERVICE TO FOUR DESTINATIONS IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY, NAMELY BERBERA, BORAMO, BURAO AND HARGEISA WILL CONTINUE.

SHE SAID SURFACE LETTER AND PARCEL SERVICES HAD BEEN SUSPENDED SINCE NOVEMBER 1, 1991.

NEW PLB ROUTE ON HONG KONG ISLAND * * * * *

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY} ANNOUNCED THAT NEW OVERNIGHT PUBLIC LIGHT BUS (SCHEDULED) ROUTE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, ROUTE 44M, WILL START OPERATION FROM 00.01 AM ON SATURDAY (AUGUST

29) BETWEEN SIU SAI WAN ESTATE AND CHAI WAN MTR STATION.

IT WILL OPERATE FROM MIDNIGHT TO 6 AM DAILY, $3 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

THE FARE WILL

BE

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS

AT 9 AM TODAY (THURSDAY}

STOOD AT 85.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 500.744 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 42.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

CONTAINED 250.550 MILLION

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