A Hong Kong village has been without water for more than 10 days, with the Water Supplies Department pledging to resolve the disruption by the end of the week.
Eight village houses and some temporary structures in Kai Hang Tun village in Sai Kung lost stable water supply on November 14, and the problem remained unresolved as of Wednesday, the Post learned.
The department attributed the shortage to weakened water pressure caused by a leak. It said it had already replaced 60 per cent of the affected water mains and expected normal supply to resume once the work was completed by the end of the week.
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“We found that the existing water mains providing fresh water supply to Kak Hang Tun village are leaking, causing insufficient supply pressure,” the department said on Wednesday in a reply to the Post’s inquiry.
The department said it expected normal supply pressure to resume once the repairs were completed by November 30.
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“We will expedite the works to restore normal supply pressure as early as possible,” it said.