General
Hong Kong Resident Population
(estimated as at December 2010)
7,097,600
Population Served 7,091,600
Percentage of Population Served 99.9%

 

Number of Accounts (as at 31 March 2011)
Domestic 2,493,400
Trade 235,500
Government 12,200
Flushing 28,900
Miscellaneous 2,000
Total : 2,772,000

 

Waterworks Installations (as at 31 March 2011)
Installations Nos. Total storage capacity /
Total installed capacity
Impounding Reservoirs 17 586 Mm3
Water Treatment Works 21 4.87 Mm3/day
Fresh Water Pumping Stations / Houses 150 31.19 Mm3/day
Salt Water Pumping Stations / Houses 30 1.84 Mm3/day
Fresh Water and Salt Water Pumping Stations / Houses (Combined) 7 0.28 Mm3/day
Fresh Water Service Reservoirs 167 4.17 Mm3
Salt Water Service Reservoirs 48 0.23 Mm3

 

Water Mains and Tunnel Total Length (km)
Fresh Water Mains (20mm - 2,400mm diameter) 6,386*
Salt Water Mains (20mm - 1,200mm diameter) 1,638*
Catchwater 120
Water Tunnel 199

*water mains laid in private streets are included

Major Installations
Impounding Reservoirs Storage capacity (Mm3)
High Island 281.12
Plover Cove 229.73
Shek Pik 24.46
Tai Lam Chung 20.49

 

Water Treatment Works Output Capacity (Mm3/day)
Sha Tin 1.23
Pak Kong 0.80
Au Tau 0.33
Tsuen Wan 0.32
Tuen Mun 0.37
Tai Po 0.25
Yau Kom Tau 0.25
Ma On Shan 0.23
Ngau Tam Mei 0.23

 

Pumping Stations Installed capacity (Mm3/day)
Muk Wu No.2 & No. 3 5.89
Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Tau No.2, No.3 & No.4 3.73
Tai Mei Tuk & Tai Mei Tuk No.2 2.17
Harbour Island 2.05

 

Lung Cheung Road - Mechanical & Electrical Workshop (gross floor area) 16,300 m2