AR-News: Hong Kong-bound Chinese water heavily polluted, says Greenpeace

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Hong Kong-bound Chinese water heavily polluted, says Greenpeace



Friday, April 09, 2004
By Associated Press



HONG KONG — Greenpeace said Thursday that Chinese drinking water bound for Hong Kong contains a large amount of harmful chemicals, but the Hong Kong government insisted the water was safe.

The environmental group said samples from a duct that delivers water to Hong Kong from the neighboring Chinese province of Guangdong contained ammonia and mercury far exceeding mainland limits.

The Hong Kong government questioned Greenpeace's findings, saying data supplied by Guangdong officials showed the water from the Dongjiang River met Chinese quality standards.

Greenpeace alleged the duct, which was designed to bypass polluted waters nearby, had failed to prevent toxic chemicals from entering during high tide. But Hong Kong water official Suen Kwok-keung rejected that claim.

He said the water Hong Kong receives meets local and Chinese requirements and that the territory's water quality has improved since the 70-kilometer (43-mile) duct began operating in June. 



Source: Associated Press





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