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The following map is courtesy of Andrew Suddaby. He picked up this copy in 1957 during his National Service here in Hong Kong.
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After an unusually hot month of May, I've been thinking about Hong Kong's drinking water. I've never had to worry about water rationing, so I take it for granted there's water in the tap. That's only a recent luxury though, as Hong Kong struggled for many years to provide its residents with enough drinking water. I'm sure many readers will remember scenes like this.
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