CitySpeak XII – The water we drink (where will it come from?)

Where does the water we drink come from? Is there enough for everyone? Where will it come from?

Hong Kong’s water supply comes from two sources: the rainfall we collect in our reservoirs (20-30%) and water we buy from the Mainland (70-80%). The current agreement for water from the Dongjiang, a tributary of the Pearl River, will expire in 2015. With demand for water growing sharply throughout the Pearl River Delta and the supply of water compromised by pollution and climate change, Hong Kong’s future access to clean water is far from certain.

In our drive to become a sustainable city, should Hong Kong become self-sufficient? Should we increase the size of our reservoirs? Follow Singapore and recycle our waste water? Build plants to desalinate seawater? What other possible methods are there? Who’s going to pay?

CitySpeak invites you to join Hong Kong officials, academics and planners in this discussion about our water issues.

The keynote speaker is Mr. LT Ma, Director of the Water Supplies Department, who will set the scene and outline the current situation in Hong Kong. The discussion will be moderated by Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager, Civic Exchange.

Moderator
Mr. Mike Kilburn, Environmental Programme Manager at Civic Exchange



Ir. Ma Lee-tak JP, Director of Water Supplies, Water Supplies Department







Dr. Lee Boon-ying JP, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, Hong Kong Observatory







Prof. Carlos Lo Wing-Hung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University







Mr. Bevis Mak Wai-lung , Executive Director, Water and Urban Development, AECOM

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第一天中午吃的是粵菜，在環市東路的金譽酒樓。

團員里有藝術類的學生和老師，如在香港演藝學院的Peggy和Tsz Wai，和在香港理工大學從事文化藝術推廣的 Ivy.

招牌燒鵝和紅豆餅，沒有讓大家失望。

在參觀藍寶石當代藝術中心前，白湧提前到酒樓同大家邊吃邊聊。

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小洲村村口，這座土黃色的人民禮堂是整條村的標誌。


















禮堂里保留了文革時期的紅色標語和口號。


一窺究竟。。




被稱為「村長」的陳乾介紹小洲村的變化故事。

這裡保留著最便宜的理髮店“每位￥2元”

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香港話劇團的朋友加入，一起參觀大劇院，濟濟一堂非常熱鬧

廣州大劇院共有兩個場地：大劇場和多功能劇場。

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據說這是國內條件最好和氣氛最活躍的少年宮之一

孩童也可以有自己的Bnad 隊，有什麼不可能的呢？！

全副盔甲的孩子在上擊劍課

少年宮的代表給我們做了詳細的介紹

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扉藝廊藝術總監 葉敏 在介紹扉藝廊的“前世今生”

扉藝廊的熱情款待和悉心安排，

為兩地藝術家交流創作了美好的氛圍

扉藝廊的主要展區，正在展出的是現瑞士領事夫人的首飾設計和收藏品

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原來的“爛尾樓”，今天具有自己設計特色的大廈建築

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