The delegation of the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Panel on Development continued the duty visit today (15 April) in the Dongjiang River Basin in Guangdong Province.  After visited the Taiyuan Pumping Station in Dongguan and the Shenzhen Reservoir, the delegation returned to Hong Kong in the evening to conclude the visit programme.

 

The delegation departed for Qiaotou Town in Dongguan in the morning and visited the Taiyuan Pumping Station, which is the intake point of Dongjiang water supplied to Hong Kong.  Members received a briefing on the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply Scheme and the operation of the pumping station. They learnt that raw water of Dongjiang arriving in Dongguan entered the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply System via the Taiyuan Pumping Station.  

 

Members then departed for Shenzhen.  In the afternoon, Members first visited the Bio-nitrification Plant situated at the inlet of the Shenzhen Reservoir.  In order to improve the quality of the water, raw water of Dongjiang is processed at the Plant before flowing into the Shenzhen Reservoir.  Members received a briefing by a representative of the Plant on the treatment process of the raw water of Dongjiang, and then toured the facilities at the Plant.

 

Members also visited the 110 Command Centre of the Dongshen Branch of the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau and received a briefing on the Comprehensive Remediation Project for Water Environment of Shawan River Basin ("the Project").  The Project started in December 2016 and is expected to complete in 2019.  The Project works include desilting the river channel to improve the quality of river water; and laying sewage pipes and expanding the sewage treatment plant to reduce direct discharge of effluent to the river and to reduce the risk of contamination of the Shenzhen Reservoir by floodwater discharged from Shawan River.  Members obtained the latest update on the Project and learnt of the effectiveness of the Project in further securing the quality of Dongjiang water supplied to Hong Kong.

 

Before departing for Hong Kong, the delegation made its final stop at the dam of the Shenzhen Reservoir to gain a better understanding of the condition of Dongjiang water before being conveyed to the connecting pipe to Hong Kong. 

 

The delegation concluded the duty visit and returned to the LegCo Complex this evening.

 

In summing up the trip, the delegation leader cum Deputy Chairman of the LegCo Panel on Development Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung described the two-day visit programme that covered the key operating stops of the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply System as substantial.  The duty visit enhanced Members' understanding of the condition of the Dongjiang water before it is conveyed to Hong Kong.  In particular, Members were able to obtain first-hand information about the measures targeting at improving the quality of Dongjiang water supplied to Hong Kong.  He believed the duty visit would facilitate Members' future deliberation of the related topics at LegCo. 

 

On behalf of the delegation, Hon LAU thanked the Development Bureau, the Water Supplies Department and the Guangdong Provincial authorities for their assistance to arrange for the duty visit. 

 

The 18 strong delegation of the LegCo Panel on Development conducted a two-day duty visit to the Dongjiang River Basin in Guangdong Province on 14 and 15 April (Friday to Saturday).  The delegation is led by the delegation leader Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung as well as Panel members cum deputy delegation leaders, Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan and Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok.  Other participating Members include Panel members Hon CHAN Kin-por, Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun, Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung, Hon YIU Si-wing, Hon CHAN Han-pan, Hon LEUNG Che-cheung, Hon Kenneth LEUNG, Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen, Dr Hon Junius HO Kwan-yiu, Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding, Hon SHIU Ka-chun, Hon Tanya CHAN and Hon LAU Kwok-fan and non-Panel members Hon Charles Peter MOK and Dr Hon Elizabeth QUAT.

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The delegation of the Legislative Council ("LegCo") Panel on Development visits the Taiyuan Pumping Station in Dongguan.

Front row from left: Hon Charles Peter MOK; Hon LAU Kwok-fan; Hon Holden CHOW Ho-ding; Hon LEUNG Kwok-hung; Hon Kenneth LEUNG; Hon CHAN Han-pan; and Hon SHIU Ka-chun

Middle row from left: Director of Water Supplies, Mr Enoch LAM Tin-sing; Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Mr HON Chi-Keung; Hon YIU Si-wing; Secretary for Development, Mr Eric MA Siu-cheung; Dr Hon Helena WONG Pik-wan; Deputy Chairman of the LegCo Panel on Development, Hon Kenneth LAU Ip-keung; Ir Dr Hon LO Wai-kwok; Dr Hon Elizabeth QUAT; Hon Alice MAK Mei-kuen; Hon LEUNG Che-cheung; and Hon CHAN Kin-por

Back row from left: Hon Paul TSE Wai-chun; and Hon Tanya CHAN

 

 

The delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Development receives a briefing on the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply Scheme and the operation of the Taiyuan Pumping Station in Dongguan.

 

 

Members of the Legislative Council Panel on Development delegation receive a briefing on the operation of the Bio-nitrification Plant at the Shenzhen Reservoir.

 

 

Members of the Legislative Council Panel on Development delegation tour the facilities of the Bio-nitrification Plant at the Shenzhen Reservoir.

 

 

The delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Development visits the Shenzhen Reservoir.

 

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