Hydrides

Protest barriers a waste of water, say greens

7 Jul 2012

Green groups have criticised police for wasting at least 200 tonnes of water to fill the plastic barriers used during the three-day visit of President Hu Jintao last weekend.

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Poll to plumb patterns of water usage

9 Aug 2011

How long do you spend in the bath and how often do you wash your dirty clothes?

These are two of the questions pollsters will be asking when they interview Hongkongers for a HK$700,...

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In Brief

26 Apr 2011

Three injured as gas blast rips through Guanxi pesticide factory

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Water

23 Mar 2011

World day for water

Water, water, everywhere and not a drop to drink ... that would be terrible! Yesterday was World Water Day. If world leaders do not put water-saving plans in...

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Cherish every single drop

9 Jun 2010

Water is a basic necessity in our lives. We cannot survive without it. Some people think water comes from the evaporation of clouds and there will always be plenty of it.

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Why is water so crucial to health?

11 Oct 2009

Vincy asks: Why is it so important to drink water and how much do we need every day?

Wynnie says: Water is the elixir of life, yet research shows that a lot of people regularly don'...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Only real reform can calm Hong Kong's political volcano

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Frank Ching

Liaison Office chief must investigate relationship with former ICAC boss

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Water is precious

I saw the movie Flow on the internet and I thought it was really scary.

The film shows how companies just put any water they like into bottles and then sell it to the public with...

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Test the water

Water-related companies can be broken down into three main groups. The first consists of companies in which water is directly involved, such as laundromats and drinks companies.

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Sweet water of life

OUR planet has a continuous water cycle that keeps moisture circulating. It starts when the sun's rays heat the Earth, heating the water on the planet's surface to the point where it evaporates,...

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Thirsty for creative solutions

Water is the raw material of life. There is no substitute. It makes up 75 per cent of our body mass. But of all the water on the planet, more than 97 per cent is salt water, and less than 3 per...

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Troubled water

Greenpeace reports high levels of E coli and mercury in East River water for the Hong Kong supply. While there are caveats to these findings, is the government doing enough to ensure that the...

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On World Water Day, the $80 shower that saves you 250 baths

Hong Kongers have been urged to 'wake up' to their wasteful ways today - UN World Water Day - starting with their shower.

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