Mainland officials overseeing water supply issues have declined calls for changes in the current water arrangement for Hong Kong, saying that it could drive up prices further, according to lawmakers who completed a tour of the Dongjiang basin on Saturday.
Democratic Party lawmaker Helena Wong Pik-wan said mainland officials indicated that the prices would go up if Hong Kong did not buy a guaranteed amount of water from them each year.
“I asked if Hong Kong could pay according to how much...
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