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Fresh water cuts in Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po

Fresh water supply to some premises in Mong Kok and Sham Shui Po will be temporarily suspended from 9 pm on Sunday (August 20) to 9 am the following day to facilitate water mains connection.

The suspension will affect the area bounded by Cherry Street, Argyle Street, Nathan Road, Boundary Street, Lai Chi Kok Road, Tonkin Street and the seafront.

Meanwhile, fresh water supply to the area bounded by Tonkin Street, Lai Chi Kok Road, Boundary Street, Mong Kok Station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway, Cornwall Street, Nam Cheong Street, Lung Cheung Road, Ching Cheung Road, Lai Wan Road and the seafront will be weakened.

End/Thursday, August 17, 1995

Hong Kong Monetary Authority money market operations

Cumulative

Time

change

$ million

(hours)

($million)

Opening balance in the account

1,394

0930

-78

Closing balance in the account

1,216

1000

-178

Change attributable to:

1100

-181

Money market activity

-178

1200

-178

LAF today

nil

1500

-178

1600

-178

LAF rate 4.25% bid/6.25% offer TWI 122.1 *+0.0* 17.8.95