Hong Kong will implement a water management program to protect
water resources and explore new sources, the Permanent Secretary
for the Environment, Transport and Works Mak Chai-kwong said
Sunday.
Mak said that measures currently being carried out under the
program included management and protection of water gathering
grounds; the pilot desalination plant study; the pilot scheme on
the use of reclaimed water; and public education and promotional
activities to encourage members of the public to conserve water and
protect water resources.
Officiating at the 2006 World Water Monitoring Ceremony, Mak
said that the ceremony helped convey a very important message: " We
need to join hands to protect the precious water resources. Without
water there will be no life. Our community cannot develop in a
sustainable manner without clean drinking water."
The ceremony is a prelude to World Water Monitoring Day, which
is set on October 18 every year, initiated by the America's Clean
Water Foundation in 2002 with a view to promoting public awareness
and participation in the protection of world water resources and
quality.
"We should be grateful for being able to get clean drinking
water at a low price by simply turning on the water taps, and we
should disseminate the save water message to all those around us,"
said Mak.
(Xinhua News Agency October 16, 2006)
