High Island Reservior construction

Mon, 09/22/2014 - 23:35

To combat fresh water shortages the government built the High Island and Plover Cove reserviors in the Sai Kung area by creating dams between islands and the mainland. For many years after the reservior came into service the so called "fresh water" flowing from it and issuing from domestic taps in Kowloon was very salty

Date picture taken
15 Jun 1973

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