Water Pipe Repairs Completed, Supply Restored to 4 Tuen Mun Estates
Bastillepost · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago4 MIN
Summary
The Water Supplies Department has completed emergency repair work on a burst 600mm diameter water pipe along Tuen Mun's Tsing Shan Road near Tuen Lei Street, with water supply to four surrounding residential estates fully restored from 7:30am Wednesday . The pipe burst occurred on Tuesday evening, prompting immediate mobilization of repair crews who began work at 11pm after peak water usage hours had passed . The affected housing developments—Yifeng Court, Hin Fat Estate, Hang Shun Court, and Kwun Fung House—saw their supplies gradually return to normal after an overnight operation .
Key Points
- A 600mm diameter water main burst on Tsing Shan Road near Tuen Lei Street in Tuen Mun on Tuesday evening
- Emergency repair works commenced at 11pm following the evening peak usage period and concluded by Wednesday morning
- Four housing estates—Yifeng Court, Hin Fat Estate, Hang Shun Court, and Kwun Fung House—had supply restored from 7:30am
- The department established over 10 temporary water points, deployed 2 water trucks and more than 30 water tanks during the outage
- Limited disruption occurred as most buildings have internal water storage tanks serving as buffer capacity
Why It Matters
The swift completion of repairs with minimal居民 disruption highlights the department's emergency response capability, though the department has pledged to closely monitor the pipeline's condition and accelerate pipe improvement works to reduce future leakage risks and impacts on nearby residents .
The swift completion of repairs with minimal居民 disruption highlights the department's emergency response capability, though the department has pledged to closely monitor the pipeline's condition and accelerate pipe improvement works to reduce future leakage risks and impacts on nearby residents .