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South China Morning Post
10-07-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong authorities confirm bitumen in water in Sai Wan Ho private estate
Hong Kong authorities have confirmed the presence of bitumen in water samples from a private estate in Sai Wan Ho, with the substance believed to have originated from upstream water supply pipe work. In a reply to the Post on Thursday, the Water Supplies Department said it conducted tests on water samples after receiving isolated reports from the management office of Grand Promenade in Sai Wan Ho about black particles in drinking water. The department noted that the water samples collected from the affected flats and the internal water supply system of the buildings, including storage tanks, were found to have complied with the city's drinking water standards. 'However, a small amount of black particulate sediment was found in the water samples. Preliminary analysis after testing suggests they are bitumen,' the spokesman said. 'We suspect these particulates originated from the public water main works upstream of the supply system, stirred up during the process of restarting the pumping system after the completion of the works.' Bitumen, a substance banned for use in pipes laid after 2005, was found recently in the drinking water supply at Queens Hill Estate in Fanling. Authorities said the sediments are likely residual materials that flowed into the estate pipes from an upstream steel pipe three years ago. The department's remarks came a day after a lawmaker received complaints about the black particles in the water. A resident also uploaded a photo of a bowl of water with black substances on social media earlier this week.
South China Morning Post
09-07-2025
- Health
- South China Morning Post
Fresh case of bitumen in water supply for Hong Kong housing, lawmaker says
Hong Kong authorities have provided temporary tanks and vowed to improve the pipes for thousands of households in Sai Wan Ho after bitumen particles were found in water supply samples, according to a lawmaker and the management of a housing estate. Advertisement Lawmaker Edward Leung Hei said on Wednesday that he had also received complaints about particles in the water from some residents at the Grand Promenade and Lei King Wan estates, which are home to about 2,000 and 2,300 households respectively. 'The Water Supplies Department responded very quickly after receiving the call for help from the residents of Grand Promenade,' he said. 'It immediately took water samples for testing. The results showed that a small amount of black bitumen sediment particles were found in the water samples. The particles were also very small, and the situation is not as serious as those in the Queen's Hill water pipes.' He was referring to bitumen, a substance banned for use in pipes, being found recently in the drinking water supply at Queens Hill Estate. Authorities had stressed that the water remained safe to drink. Advertisement Leung said the department suspected that the particles in the latest cases had come from upstream and were related to a public water pipes project.
