Ho Pui Reservoir () is an irrigation
reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation.
Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of wa ...
in Hong Kong, managed by
Water Supplies Department
The Water Supplies Department (WSD; ) is the department under the Development Bureau of the Government of Hong Kong of the People's Republic of China providing a Water supply and sanitation in Hong Kong, reliable and adequate supply of wholeso ...
.
The water of the Ho Pui Reservoir is used for irrigating agricultural lands in the northwest
New Territories
The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...
.
The Ho Pui Reservoir Family Walk has been noted for its beautiful bamboo grove.
See also
*
List of reservoirs of Hong Kong
Reservoirs in Hong Kong are spread fairly evenly over the entire 1,104 km2 of Hong Kong. There is plenty of space for small water reservoir, reservoirs in Hong Kong, as the hilly areas provide valleys suitable for water storage. However, th ...
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Ho Pui (Yuen Long District)
Ho Pui () is a village in Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration
Ho Pui is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.
See also
* Ho Pui Reservoir
* Ma On Kong and Tai Kek, two nearby villages
Referen ...
References
External links
Hong Kong Water Supply – Irrigation Reservoirsat industrialhistoryhk.org
Reservoirs in Hong Kong
Yuen Long District
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