Disco Bay to overhaul pipes system after 5-day breakdown

Managers of Discovery Bay are proposing an overhaul of its water pipes system after technicians took five days to repair a burst main.

At least half of all households were left without flushing water after an ageing pipe supplying Beach Village and the north side of the Lantau town burst on Friday, August 17. The supply was resumed at 5pm on Tuesday.

Residents complained they were given no updates or explanation throughout the stoppage and accused the management of being uncommunicative and secretive.

Flat owner Kimberly Nelson, of Greenbelt, Greenvale Village, said: 'It was a huge inconvenience - I have a two-year-old at home. There was little to no communication from management on why or when it would be fixed. When a friend contacted them on Sunday morning to find out if they were working on the problem, they were told: 'Not today. It is a holiday and it is not an emergency'.'

Wes Gdowski, of Greenwood Court, Greenvale Village, said a notice that was posted on Friday night warning supplies were off 'until further notice' had been the only communication from management.

'This is another example of the extraordinarily secretive mode of operation of the Discovery Bay management,' he said.