Test results on both raw and treated drinking water are to be published by officials in a move to allay fears over deteriorating quality.
The move - endorsed by the Advisory Committee on the Quality of Water Supplies, which held its first meeting yesterday - will be implemented by the Water Supplies Department in two or three months.
Committee chairman Kenneth Fang Hung said the results would be published on the Internet and in leaflets.
'It is normal practice for every country to publicise annually the final [treated] water quality.
'For Hong Kong, the general public might have a major interest in Dongjiang water. We will therefore publish both the raw and treated water quality,' said Mr Fang.
The data will include results of testing in more than 130 areas, ranging from bacteria to chemicals.