Study tour on national water infrastructure, culture and technology celebrating 60th anniversary of Dongjiang's water supply to Hong Kong departs today for Hubei (with photos)

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     In celebration and commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Dongjiang's water supply to Hong Kong, a study tour on national water infrastructure, culture and technology jointly organised by the Water Supplies Department, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers departed this afternoon (July 21) for Xiangyang, Hubei Province, to begin its itinerary. The 120-person study tour comprising secondary students, tertiary engineering undergraduates, young engineers, and representatives from the engineering profession and related government departments will visit key national water infrastructure projects and historical, cultural and technological landmarks in Zhengzhou, Anyang and Beijing.

     The Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn; the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Mr Ricky Lau; and the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Roger Wong, saw off the study tour this afternoon. Ms Linn encouraged participants to take advantage of this valuable opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the country's history, culture and modernisation process through site visits, and be inspired to make contributions to the development of the country and Hong Kong. She also expected that participants can gain deeper insights into the history of national water infrastructure projects, including how the country has rendered immense support in safeguarding a stable water supply to Hong Kong through Dongjiang's water supply.

     Secondary student members on the tour will visit the ancient city of Anyang and its Yinxu Museum tomorrow (July 22), while tour members from the professional sector, consisting of tertiary engineering undergraudates, young engineers, representatives from the engineering profession and related government departments, will visit the "Crossing the Yellow River Project" under the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project and the Henan Museum in Zhengzhou. On July 23, the study tour will begin its itinerary in Beijing to visit Tuancheng Lake Regulating Pond, the central dispatch centre of the middle route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the National Museum for Modern Chinese Scientist, and Shougang Park. On July 25, the tour will conclude the achievements of the visits in a seminar with the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and the Ministry of Water Resources, and will return to Hong Kong on the same day.

     Ms Linn, Mr Lau and Mr Wong will join part of the tour's itinerary in Beijing.

Ends/Monday, July 21, 2025
Issued at HKT 16:43

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In celebration and commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Dongjiang's water supply to Hong Kong, a study tour on national water infrastructure, culture and technology jointly organised by the Water Supplies Department, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers departed this afternoon (July 21) for Xiangyang, Hubei Province, to begin its itinerary. Photo shows the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn (third row, 10th left); the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), Mr Ricky Lau (third row, 11th left); and the Director of Water Supplies, Mr Roger Wong (third row, ninth left), seeing off the study tour this afternoon.