Left: A pleasant green vista flanks Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir, on southern Hong Kong Island, which was completed in 1917. It lies below the original Tai Tam Reservoir, built in 1889, and together they mark part of Hong Kong's century- long race to keep water supply up with the demands of growth and urbanisation. Chronic water shortages prompted almost continuous construction
of reservoirs around
Hong Kong over that period, but most of the SAR's water now comes from rivers
in Guangdong province under an arrangement that began in 1960 and guarantees 22.7 million cubic metres a year. Below left: Plenty of time for reflection and a lovely view to contemplate enhance the pleasures of fishing
on the Shing Mun Reservoir, between Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin. It was built in phases from 1928 and was one
of the world's highest dams
when it was completed in 1937.