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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

MONDAY, JULY 18, 1994

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 79.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 466.738 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 431.016 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 73.5 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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WATER CUTS IN CHEUNG SHA WAN AND SOUTHERN

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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN CHEUNG SHA WAN WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED FROM 11 PM ON WEDNESDAY (JULY 20) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY TO FACILITATE WATER MAINS LEAKAGE DETECTION.

THE AFFECTED PREMISES ARE LOCATED AT YU CHAU WEST STREET, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, KWONG SHING STREET, WING HONG STREET, WING MING STREET AND TSAP FAI STREET.

MEANWHILE, TO FACILITATE WATER MAINS CONNECTION WORK, SALT WATER SUPPLY TO SOME PREMISES IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT WILL ALSO BE CUT OFF FROM 10 PM ON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY.

IN ΤΙΝ WAN,

THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT ALL THE PREMISES ABERDEEN AND WONG CHUK HANG AS WELL AS THOSE AT SHOUSON HILL ROAD.

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NEW OFFICE FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND RECORDS OFFICE

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TWO OFFICES OF THE VEHICLE INSPECTION AND RECORDS SECTION WILL START OPERATING FROM THEIR NEW PREMISES ON JULY 25 (MONDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID THE OFFICES MOVING TO THE NEW PREMISES ARE THE VEHICLE INSPECTION OFFICE (DEFECTIVE VEHICLE) AND THE VEHICLE RECORDS OFFICE.

THE NEW ACCOMMODATION IS AT MEZZANINE FLOOR, LOW BLOCK, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES, QUEENSWAY, HONG KONG, AND THE NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 867 4721.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID WHEN THE REMAINING OFFICES OF THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICES MOVED TO THEIR NEW ACCOMMODATION AT UNITED CENTRE NEXT MONTH, ALL OFFICES WOULD BECOME CLOSER TOGETHER THUS IMPROVING THEIR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC.

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