Guangdong-Macao Working Group on Water Supply holds first meeting

The Guangdong-Macao Working Group on Water Supply held its first meeting in Guangzhou today to discuss ways to conserve water resources in Macao and Zhuhai region, and to help ease Macao's shortage. The Director General of the Department of Water Resources of Guangdong Province, Mr Zhou Rifang, and the Director of Maritime Administration of Macao, Ms Wong Soi Man, led the meeting. They discussed the shortage of water in Macao and Zhuhai in the past few years, and exchanged views on the planning, protection, management and pricing mechanism of water resources. Moreover, they analysed the possible limited supply of water in Macao and Zhuhai in the coming winter and spring, and agreed to step up the construction of a pumping station and study other measures to ease the shortage. The working group also decided to set up a task force to tackle the technical issues.