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HK enjoys enough freshwater provide from Guangdong
Wednesday, July 19, 2017, 11:50
By Xinhua
This undated picture reveals the Dongjiang River. (Supplied to China Day by day)
GUANGZHOU – Guangdong province has equipped Hong Kong greater than 14 billion cubic meters of freshwater over the previous 20 years, stated the provincial water assets division.
A steady, enough provide of high quality water to Hong Kong was doable after Guangdong spent closely on the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Provide Venture, stated the division.
The venture started operation in 1965 to resolve the water scarcity of Hong Kong and has been expanded a number of instances, elevating its annual provide capability from 68 million cubic meters to 2.four billion cubic meters.
Since 1998, the province has spent greater than 5 billion yuan upgrading the venture.
The 562-km Dongjiang River originates in East China’s Jiangxi province, and flows to the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong.
Guangdong has created a 2,800-sq-km safety space for the river and has closed practically 1,400 polluting factories in six cities since 2011 to make sure water high quality.
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