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LegCo Panel on Development begins duty visit in Singapore (with photos)
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The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

     The delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Development began the duty visit in Singapore today (March 21) to study the country's policies and strategies on water resources management.

     The delegation met with representatives of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR), and the two statutory boards established under MEWR, namely the Public Utilities Board (PUB) and the National Environment Agency (NEA), at a meeting in the morning.  Delegation members first received a briefing by Deputy Chief Executive (Policy and Development) of PUB, Mr Chua Soon Guan, and Director of Water Policy Division of MEWR, Ms Ng Mie Ling, on the policies formulated to provide a reliable and high quality water supply for Singapore.

     They were then given an introduction by Deputy Director of Policy and Planning of PUB, Mr Kok Tze Weng, on the integrated approach taken in managing the country's entire water loop and the strategies adopted to encourage water conservation.  Delegation members were also briefed by Senior Assistant Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene of NEA, Dr Pranav Joshi, on the role of NEA's Drinking Water Unit and the regulatory framework administrated to monitor the quality of piped drinking water.

     Learning that reclaimed water and desalinated water can meet up to 30 per cent and 25 per cent of Singapore's total water demand respectively, delegation members had an in-depth discussion with the speakers on the strategies to diversify the sources of water supply and manage water demand.

     In the afternoon, the delegation visited Tuaspring Desalination Plant, which is one of the world's most energy-efficient large-scale desalination plants equipped with a self-sufficient on-site power plant to provide a secure source of electricity supply for seawater desalination.  While touring the plant, delegation members gained a better understanding about its business model, the production processes of desalinated water and the seawater desalination technologies.

     Members of the delegation will meet with members of the Government Parliamentary Committees for National Development and the Environment and Water Resources, as well as visiting Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park and Bedok NEWater Factory to observe Singapore's water resources management facilities tomorrow (March 22).

Ends/Monday, March 21, 2016
Issued at HKT 22:00

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