If you’ve had a chance to take a look at the water of Victoria Harbour, you’ll probably know that it’s frankly quite gross and dirty.
It’s hardly surprising, given that the waste water from millions of Hongkongers is pumped through sewers directly into the water.
However, for the past two decades, the city has been working on a multi-billion dollar cleanup project to purify the heart of the Hong Kong, reports Bloomberg.
Stonecutters Island, a part of the Kowloon Peninsula, is being converted into one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in the world.
As part of the Harbour Scheme’s new phase, the plant plans to wipe out 99 percent of e.coli found in the water, up from the current rate of 50 percent.
The project will also add 21 kilometres of deep tunnels, located at depths close to 150 meters underground, to collect sewage from both sides of the harbour.
There is currently a debate about the biological treatment of the water, which could cost the city another HKD4 billion. Some believe the treatment will reduced the dreaded “red tides”, while others say the effect will be negligible.
Photo: Screenshot via Bloomberg
