Environmental Protection Department
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
An overview on water quality and
controlling water pollution in Hong Kong
Water pollution impacts are obvious.
Bacteria, excessive nutrients, toxic chemicals
and other pollutants can make swimmers
sick, contaminate or kill marine life,
and give off malodor.
Pollution abatement
measures and programmes
There are noticeable
improvements in water quality
in Hong Kong over the years.
The number of river monitoring stations with
bad or very bad water quality have dropped.
The EPD has an extensive programme for
cleaning up Hong Kong's waters which has
had good results.
have been in place to
reduce pollution loads.
At the same time, we
spare no efforts to retain
the unspoiled clean water in
the more remote areas.
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Water quality improves only when we stop dumping untreated or inadequately treated sewage into the sea and local rivers, streams and bays. The government has a three-pronged approach for dealing with the problem:
controlling pollution at source, providing sewers, and collecting and treating sewage.
Controlling At Source
Providing Sewers
Collecting and Treating Sewage
Regional Water Quality Management Cooperation
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Don’t wait to save
our environment !
Individual operators, such as restaurants and factories, can
help to make a difference by complying with the WPCO
and related pollution prevention laws.
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