Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
LCQ10: Industrial water supply
YearNote: Since 2013, the Government has begun introducing seawater for cooling purpose, though it accounts for only a small portion of total industrial and cooling water consumption. The Government also plans to utilise reclaimed water for cooling use in suitable areas in the future.
(2) Over the past decade, the industrial and cooling water consumption of the three InnoParks (i.e. Tai Po InnoPark, Yuen Long InnoPark and Tseung Kwan O InnoPark), the industrial and cooling water consumption in Hong Kong, and the percentages of industrial and cooling water consumption of the three InnoParks in the industrial and cooling water consumption in Hong Kong are listed in the following table:
Year[percentage in industrial and cooling water consumption in Hong Kong](million cubic metres)[8.16%][1.68%][1.65%][8.26%][1.64%][1.83%][8.38%][1.79%][2.12%][8.03%][1.66%][2.14%][8.17%][1.74%][2.38%][8.16%][1.90%][2.58%][8.06%][1.95%][2.52%][8.20%][1.94%][2.75%][6.95%][1.80%][2.59%][6.43%][1.76%][2.71%](3) The planning and design of water supply facilities are primarily aimed to meet the population’s demand for drinking water and water demand for industrial and commercial use (including industrial areas and InnoParks). During planning of the water supply system for individual development areas, the Water Supplies Department (WSD) will base on the water demands estimated by relevant policy bureaux to plan the required water supply system.
The Government will continuously review the relevant water demand of each district based on its latest development and planning, and assess the carrying capacity of the water supply system to ensure the provision of stable and reliable water supply to existing users and new users of future development. If necessary, the Government will consider implementing water supply system improvement projects in a timely manner to enhance the capacity of the water supply system to meet the projected overall water demand in the district with due consideration of the projected water demand and its timeline, technical feasibility, cost-effectiveness, the capacity of the existing water supply system, and the priority of overall infrastructure projects.Issued at HKT 15:40