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Tariffs may not been raised in Hong Kong since 1995 but authorities must consider economic climate and proceed with caution
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Hong Kong’s guaranteed supply of water from Guangdong province has resulted in excess and waste. The latest supply agreement will hopefully begin to change that.
There is a danger of being left out in the cold as major cities in the Pearl River Delta seek better quality supplies in greater quantities
- Eric Chau of the Laundry Association says water bills currently cost service operators in hospitality and catering industry up to HK$200,000 a month
- ‘If the costs increase, we will be hit immediately. So we will definitely need to transfer the costs to consumers,’ he adds
Readers discuss the opposition in Malaysia to the government’s airport deal, China’s cautious attitude towards Russia’s pipeline project, the location of HKU’s new innovation centre, and potential water wastage in Wong Nai Chung.
New three-year deal for water supply from the Dongjiang, or East River, in Guangdong province has highest annual price increase since 2018.
Hong Kong should appeal to consumers’ environmental consciousness through corporate campaigns to drive conservation and climate resilience, according to Neoperl, a leading maker of water-saving devices.
Expert team still cannot say how it spread but highlighted several possibilities including bacterium entering reservoir through air vents.
An unusually high number of melioidosis cases has been reported in city since August, with a cluster in Sham Shui Po district.
Watchdog finds 13 ruptured saltwater mains still undergoing repairs, with average delay time of 4½ years.
Study led by British university finds 34 different medication types in Kai Tak River, highest variety among 258 waterways.
Water Supplies Department reveals sample taken from private commercial building in Wan Chai exceeded city’s safety standards. Testing finds 17 micrograms in water, higher than the permitted 10 micrograms.
District Court judge acquits the pair after accepting they may not have known the difference between leaded and lead-free solder.
Critics say decision to protect only one section of conduit was ‘lazy’ and needs to be looked at.
New ‘deductible sum’ deal with province for water from the Dongjiang, or East River, covers the years 2021-23.
With rainfall low and Covid-19 increasing water demand, every drop of fresh water saved helps.
First mooted in 1963, when Hong Kong was gripped by drought, a desalination plant finally started producing fresh water in 1975, but not for long. The plant was shut down after critics blasted the high cost of running it.
Visionary leaders would foresee worst-case scenarios and make strategic plans to deal with them should they eventuate. But there seem to be no signs of our government preparing plans for worst-case scenarios regarding water resilience.
Tung Ping Chau has just a few dozen residents still living on it, so Hong Kong’s water utility is unwilling to build a permanent pipeline. So the community has finally given a desalination facility the go ahead.
Think tank asks the government to use reclaimed water, including harvested rainwater and treated waste water, to reduce its reliance on water from mainland.
But officials dismiss the idea of preparing second phase, saying both desalination plant and water from Dongjiang will be needed to offset risks from climate change on the city’s supply.
Our wasteful water-use habits must change, as climate and demographic changes are bound to affect our supply of fresh water from mainland China.
Authorities seek to cut down on freshwater usage in city that consumes enough yearly to fill 400,000 Olympic swimming pools.
Hongkonger takes on ultra-running challenge to raise awareness for water crisis as fresh water availability projected to fall by 40 per cent in 12 years
