MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1990
ROTARY CLUB OF THE NEW SPEAKING AT A DINNER MEETING OF THE TERRITORIES, MR WONG SAID IN THE CASE OF ABNORMALLY HIGH CONSUMPTIONS, ONE MOST COMMON BUT NOT CONSPICUOUS CAUSE IS UNDERGROUND OR LEAKAGE IN THE PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS.
"SUCH LEAKAGE, IF NOT PROMPTLY
WILL
CONCEALED
DETECTED AND RECTIFIED, WILL QUICKLY WORSEN, LEADING
MUCH BILLS OF THE CONSUMER
ΤΟ
CONTINUE TO WASTE WATER AND HIGHER WATER CHARGES IN THE SUBSEQUENT WATER CONCERNED," MR WONG SAID.
MR WONG SAID COMPASSIONATE LEAKAGE CASES WHERE THE LEAKS WERE CONCEALED AND BEEN CARRIED OUT.
CONSIDERATIONS
WERE GIVEN TO PROMPT REPAIRS HAS
LEAKAGE CASES
CONCERNING
TOTAL
410 1989-90, FOR THE YEAR
MAINLY DOMESTIC CONSUMERS, INVOLVING 717,000 CUBIC METRES OF WATER AND WATER CHARGES OF $2.8 MILLION WERE GIVEN SUCH CONSIDERATIONS.
OF
"IN DEALING WITH HIGH WATER BILLS, ONE COMMON MISCONCEPTION
CONSUMPTION IS DUE ΤΟ A DEFECTIVE THE CONSUMERS IS THAT THE HIGH METER REGISTERING A WRONG CONSUMPTION," HE SAID.
COPIES OF A LEAFLET ADVISING CONSUMERS ON HOW TO DEAL
DEPARTMENT'S AT THE
CONSUMER HIGH WATER BILL IS AVAILABLE
AT THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS CENTRES IN NINE DISTRICTS AND WANCHAI TOWER 11.
WITH A ENQUIRY
IN
CONSTRUCTION
MR WONG SAID THEY AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIKE
ON THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT, WERE ENGINEERING RELATED, INCLUDING THE PLANNING
RESOURCES;
OF WATERWORKS INSTALLATIONS WATER
SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION RESERVOIRS, AQUEDUCTS, PUMPING STATIONS AND
SYSTEMS IN THE SYSTEMS; AND THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THESE PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY TO THE CONSUMERS.
DOLLARS BILLIONS OF
LARGER ONES
BEEN
SPENT IN HIGH ISLAND
HAD INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTING
AND PLOVER SYSTEMS, THE RESERVOIRS, AND THE RECEPTION AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS OF THE CHINA SUPPLY, HE SAID.
THESE ENGINEERING
WORKS HAVE
DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN AN SUPPLY TO THE PUBLIC.
THESE
COVE WATER
MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE ADEQUATE AND WHOLESOME WATER
SAID, ABOUT 600 FUNCTION OF
ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WATER BILLING SYSTEM, HE OUT OF 5,500 STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT WERE ENGAGED IN THE WATER BILLING.
PRINCIPAL THESE ARE MAINLY CLERICAL AND ACCOUNTING STAFF WHOSE
OF WATER BILLS, TASKS ARE WATER-METER READING, PROCESSING AND ISSUE
FROM ENQUIRIES AND COLLECTION SERVICE, SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES ARISING WATER BILLS AND CHASING OF ARREARS.
CONSUMER IN VOLUME TERMS, THE BILLING SYSTEM HOLDS 1.8 MILLION
BILLS A YEAR INVOLVING ACCOUNTS AND ISSUES ABOUT 5.2 MILLION WATER WATER CHARGES TOTALLING $1,700 MILLION.
WHEN THE NUMBER OF THE ANNUAL WATER CHARGES WAS $200
THE SYSTEM WAS FIRST IMPLEMENTED IN 1977 CONSUMERS WAS ONLY 800,000 AND MILLION.
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