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The Water Supplies Department ( WSD; Chinese: 水務署) is the department under Development Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong of the People's Republic of China providing a reliable and adequate supply of wholesome potable water and sea water to customers in Hong Kong. The headquarter office is located at the Immigration Tower on Gloucester ...
Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong is characterized by water import, reservoirs, and treatment infrastructure. Though multiple measures were made throughout its history, providing an adequate water supply for Hong Kong has met with numerous challenges because the region has few natural lakes and rivers, inadequate groundwater sources (inaccessible in most cases due to the hard granite ...
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry: Dong Sun. Under Secretary for Innovation and Technology: Lillian Cheong. Permanent Secretary for the Innovation and Technology: Annie Choi. Innovation and Technology Commission. Digital Policy Office. Office of the Government Chief Information Officer.
China Water Affairs Group Limited (Chinese: 中國水務集團有限公司; pinyin: Zhōngguó Shuǐwù jítuán yǒuxiàngōngsī) (SEHK: 855) is a water supply company headquartered in Hong Kong. It was the earliest water company listed in Hong Kong, and is the only Hong Kong listed company that focuses on water supply business. The company ...
The Hong Kong Housing Authority subsequently confirmed that the levels of lead exceeded the standard established by the World Health Organization. [1] Since the initial discovery at Kai Tak, lead contamination of drinking water has been found at numerous other housing estates, schools, and public buildings across Hong Kong.
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) was created in 1986 to co-ordinate and carry out pollution prevention and control activities. [2] Staff and resources from six government departments were deployed to the EPD. The EPD replaced the Environmental Protection Agency (which had been created in 1981 to replace the Environmental Protection ...
Hong Kong portal. v. t. e. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, [1] commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1983, an international treaty lodged at the United Nations.
The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge (HZMB) is a 55-kilometre (34 mi) bridge–tunnel system consisting of a series of three cable-stayed bridges, an undersea tunnel, and four artificial islands. It is both the longest sea crossing [ 5 ][ 6 ] and the longest open-sea fixed link in the world. The HZMB spans the Lingding and Jiuzhou channels ...