One year on, the legacy of SARS, Part Two: Amoy Gardens revisited
The renovation of the drainage system in Block E of Amoy Gardens will be completed by the middle of the month to better protect residents from the possible return of Sars.
Amoy Gardens Owners Joint Committee chairman Wilson Yip Hing-kwok said 242 out of the 264 households in the block had agreed to have new water pipes installed outside their walls. Most of the work has been completed.
Mr Yip said initially only households in Block E would have the new pipes installed.
'We will consider helping other blocks to make the installation when conducting our large-scale maintenance later,' Mr Yip said.
The renovation, paid for by the Coalition of Profession Services, was made after a government investigation suggested the spread of Sars at the housing estate had been caused by the design of the U-bend pipes.
This caused the drains of the wash basins and baths to dry up if not refilled constantly, thus providing a channel for the virus to spread from one flat to another.