Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant Open Day 2024

The Water Supplies Department (WSD) organised the Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant Open Day on 24 November 2024. The activity was successfully held and attracted near 1,600 members of public to visit, including students and professional groups. 

Members of the public joined the guided tours to visit various facilities of the desalination plant, including the Reverse Osmosis Building, the ActiDAFF and the Administration Building etc. During the visit, the public learnt about the process of turning seawater into drinking water to produce drinking water that fully meets Hong Kong Drinking Water Standards. Many visitors tasted on-site the output of the TKODP.

Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of Dongjiang water supply to Hong Kong. A dedicated exhibition on "Dongjiang Water Supply to Hong Kong" was set up to display precious historical photos showing the situation of water rationing in 1960s and the Dongjiang-Shenzhen Water Supply Scheme, and also the measures and efforts of the governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Guangdong to safeguard the quality and security of Dongjiang water supplied to Hong Kong.

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  • The Water Supplies Department held the first Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant Open Day with a simple but solemn opening ceremony. The Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Mr Ricky Lau (third left); the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Roger Wong (third right), and the representatives of the consultant and contractor of the TKODP project officiated at the opening ceremony.
  • Members of the public could taste the output of the TKODP after visiting the Reverse Osmosis Building, the ActiDAFF and the Administration Building of the plant.
  • A dedicated exhibition on "Dongjiang Water Supply to Hong Kong" was set up for members of the public to deepen their understanding of the history, development and current situation of Dongjiang water supply as well as the nation's immense support and care rendered to Hong Kong.
  • Photo spots and interactive game zones were set up in the TKODP. WSD mascot Water Save Dave posed for photos with visitors.
  • A 3-meter-high blow-up doll of Water Save Dave was installed at the main entrance of the Tseung Kwan O desalination plant to welcome over 1,600 visitors.
  • WSD staff explained the desalination technology to members of the public.
  • At the end of the visit, members of the public could draw souvenirs from gasha machine.
  • Members of the public were attracted to watch the video on the giant screen in the exhibition hall.