'Only some one who has lived in Hongkong when water was being strictly rationed, can understand the importance to residents of an un-Limited water supply. Even a ten-hour service, which is easily enured, makes' plentiful water. gushing from the taps a great luxury.
Nearly twice the quantity of water in storage on the Island that there was at this time last year, says the Water Return for August, The total storage in all the Island reservoirs on September 1 was 2,395.17 million gallons.
While the reservoirs on the Island fare full or almost level with overflow, all those on the mainland are overflowing at this time. Toward the jend.of August last year there was a tenchour supply of water—availabl [but this year there has been a constant supply in all districts since the end of June.
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