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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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