Water Supplies Department Revives Free Family Heritage Tours
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Summary
Hong Kong’s Water Supplies Department has again launched its guided visit series, “Drip and Discover In-depth Tour”, covering some of the city’s best-known waterworks and reservoir sites. The free programme spans three themes, from water resources and heritage trails to drinking water treatment and quality control, with stops including Plover Cove Reservoir, High Island Reservoir, Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail, Kowloon Waterworks Heritage Trail, Tai Po Water Treatment Works and Ma On Shan Water Treatment Works
Key Points
- The Water Supplies Department’s “Drip and Discover In-depth Tour” offers guided visits to multiple landmark water facilities across Hong Kong
- Under the “Our Water Resources” theme, participants visit Plover Cove Reservoir and High Island Reservoir to learn reservoir history and enjoy scenic views
- Plover Cove Reservoir is described as the world’s first reservoir built in the sea and plays an important role in storing Dongjiang water
- High Island Reservoir is Hong Kong’s largest reservoir, with storage accounting for about 90% of the total capacity of all local reservoirs
- The roughly five-kilometre Tai Tam Waterworks Heritage Trail contains 21 historic waterworks structures, including the 1888 stone bridge and a 1905 staff quarters building
- The “Drinking Water Treatment and Quality Control” theme includes visits to Tai Po and Ma On Shan treatment works to explain treatment processes and water quality monitoring
Why It Matters
The tours turn technical infrastructure into an accessible family outing, giving residents a closer look at how Hong Kong secures and treats its water supply. They also connect leisure with local history by opening up heritage waterworks and major reservoirs that many people know by name but rarely visit in depth