The current plans by the Water Supplies Department are not aggressive or ambitious enough to lower Hong Kong’s reliance on natural flows, nor do they appear to increase the long-term resilience of the system in the face of climate change. In this second report of “Modernising Hong Kong’s Water Policy Management”, we propose policy recommendations…
“Modernising Hong Kong’s Water Management Policy Part 2: Sustainable Water Infrastructure: Towards a Diversified Water Supply” Civic Exchange calls for the Government to reduce reliance on the natural water cycle, diversify sources of water supply and consider a variety of factors, including climate resilience, water sustainability and adaptability when evaluating the deployment of water sources.…
“Modernising Hong Kong’s Water Management Policy Part 1: Conservation and Consumption: Towards a Water-Smart Hong Kong” Civic Exchange calls for the Government to adopt a multi-faceted water management approach that takes into consideration current inefficiencies within its water strategy and long-term challenges in the Pearl River Delta. HONG KONG, 6 June 2019 – In a…
In this first report of “Modernising Hong Kong’s Water Policy Management” on conservation and consumption, we propose critical suggestions in pushing for behavioural change of consumers and more rapid responses by the Water Supplies Department to infrastructural failures. Key Policy Recommendations More ambitious water targets for 2030 Water pricing restructuring More robust and transparent data…
Civic Exchange Fellow Frederick Lee wrote an article on the best way to utilise recycled water.
Civic Exchange submitted its views on the public consultation on the supply of recycled water In Hong Kong.
Simone McCarthy Published on SCMP on 8 Dec 2018 Land is not the only scarce resource that the Hong Kong government is planning to “reclaim”. Authorities are also working on a proposal to reclaim sewage water, part of a master plan aimed to reduce Hong Kong’s freshwater usage – a pressing issue for a city…
Board Member, Paul Zimmerman, was quoted in the article, “Subtropical Hong Kong gets an average of 2,400mm of rain a year, with about a tenth of that coming in May. But for 2018 less than 170mm had fallen on the city for the first five months, under half the normal average for this period.”
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