Project keeps clean water flowing to region

The Guangdong government will continue to secure the water supply for Hong Kong, making the Pearl River Delta project a top priority, according to the head of the provincial department of water resources.

The Pearl River Delta Water Resources Allocation Project, which is designed to pump water from the Xijiang River valley to the Dongjiang River valley, will guarantee the water supply for Hong Kong in emergencies such as severe droughts.

The construction of the 34.8 billion yuan ($5.13 billion) project will start this year, with half of the work to be done by 2020.