Water source in HK, Macao safe
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="regions">regions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="river">river</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="monitor">monitor</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="scandals">scandals</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="boom">boom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chemical">chemical</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>.</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="diluted">diluted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="absorbed">absorbed</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="sections">sections</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="pose">pose</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="substantial">substantial</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="river">river</span>," <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Zhisen">Zhisen</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="II">II</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="third">third</span>-<span word="longest">longest</span> <span word="river">river</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supplier">supplier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="Dongjiang">Dongjiang</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trunk">trunk</span> <span word="stream">stream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span> 70 <span word="to">to</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="cadmium">cadmium</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="Longjiang">Longjiang</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="posed">posed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="downstream">downstream</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Liuzhou">Liuzhou</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> 3.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p><span word="Cadmium">Cadmium</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="toxic">toxic</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span>, <span word="electroplating">electroplating</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="paints">paints</span>. <span word="Exposure">Exposure</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="liver">liver</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kidney">kidney</span> <span word="damage">damage</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Longjiang">Longjiang</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pearl">Pearl</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="supply">supply</span>.</p>
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