https://www.scmp.com/rss/322635/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com It has been nearly a year since four out of 30 samples of drinking water in the Kai Ching Estate were found to have levels of lead in excess of the World Health Organisation standard of 10 parts per billion (ppb). The highest was 23ppb. This revelation set off a circular firing squad of accusations and investigations centring on how lead solder, which has long been banned, found its way into the estate’s water pipes. Terms such as “scare”, “scandal”, “dangerous”, “crisis” and “toxic” filled the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1947379/why-theres-no-safe-amount-lead-tap-water-hong-kong-or?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1947379/why-theres-no-safe-amount-lead-tap-water-hong-kong-or?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 19 May 2016 09:15:26 +0000 The Dublin Principles of 1992 stated that water is an economic good. Someone forgot to tell the citizens of Dublin. Tens of thousands have poured out onto the streets in recent months to protest against a proposal by the government to charge people for water according to the amount they use. Currently, they don't pay anything. The problem, it seems, has more to do with trust and accountability than water. Like Greece, citizens of Ireland are being asked to tighten their belts and shed government... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1777650/hong-kongs-water-politics-clarity-needed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1777650/hong-kongs-water-politics-clarity-needed?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2015 07:29:57 +0000