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"Visual inspection, however, showed no insect or other deposits in any of the samples," a spokesman for the department said.
He stressed that the water supplied to Cheung On Estate, which came from Yau Kom Tau Treatment Works, was fully treated and disinfected.
"The residual chlorine in the water will also inhibit the survival of bacteria in the distribution system," he added.
The Water Supplies Department assured consumers that the water supplied to them complied fully with the World Health Organisation's standards for drinking water and is safe for consumption.
"The quality of water supplied to consumers is closely monitored by regular and frequent testing of water samples taken from all strategic points of the water supply system, including water treatment works, service reservoirs, distribution pipeworks, sump and roof tanks of consumers' premises, and consumers' taps," the spokesman said.
End/Monday, June 5, 1995
Computerisation improves Government's service
The Government will be able to provide better service to the public with the opening of the second Production Bureau for mainframe computer application, the Director of Information Technology Services, Mr Lau Kam-hung, said.
At the opening ceremony of the new ITSD Production Bureau today (Monday), Mr Lau also stressed that with the significant increase in capacity was required, to set up a second Bureau would be more cost-effective.
The Second Production Bureau, situated in the Sai Kung Government Offices, is the extension of the department's first Bureau in its Wan Chai Headquarters.
The facilities available in the new site greatly enhance the Government's total mainframe computer processing power. It also allows great flexibility in terms of future expansion, as the demand for computerisation in the government is rapidly increasing.